Daughter of Henrico parents murdered by son on Easter Sunday asks community for help

by | Mar 31, 2016 | POLITICS

On Easter Sunday, Martha B. Brissette, 56, and her husband Henry J. Brissette III, 59, were found shot dead in their home in Henrico county.

On Easter Sunday, Martha B. Brissette, 56, and her husband Henry J. Brissette III, 59, were found shot dead in their home in Henrico county. Their son, William Roy Brissette, age 22, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, accused of committing the murder inside the Brissette’s home.

You can read more about the incident here via CBS 6, or watch the video below:

This has left the Brissettes remaining daughter, Madeline, in a terrifying and complicated place.

“The passing of Martha and Henry Brissette was not only tragic, it was sudden. Having just started their new lives together, Madeline and John Barker (daughter and son-in-law) were not prepared to take on the financial burden that comes with losing their loved ones,” reads the GoFundMe account set up for Madeline and her husband to cover the costs of burying their parents. The cost of the funeral is aimed to be around $20K, according the the gofundme, and the cost of cleaning the house is about $3K.

You can help out Madeline in her time of need here.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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