

A MUM and dad were dragged from their bed and shot execution-style after kicking out their daughter and her lover over coronavirus social distancing, according to reports.

Dr Beth Potter, 52, and her husband Robin Carre, 58, were both found shot dead at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with their bodies left in a ditch.

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3 Dr Beth Potter and Robin Carre were found left in a ditch Credit: Facebook

Prosecutors have described the killing as a “brutal execution” as both were shot in the back of the head while only partly dressed in their pajamas.

The couple were discovered by joggers on March 31.

Khari Sanford, 18, has been charged with two counts of murder along with Ali’jah Larrue, also 18.

Sanford had been dating Dr Potter and Mr Carre’s daughter, who has not been named, and had been living with the family, reports CBS News.

It is alleged that the couple had told the youngsters to move out as they were not practicing social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Dr Potter and Mr Carre had reportedly rented them a separate apartment as the medic was on medication and at a higher risk of Covid-19.

Hours before the killings, Dr Potter reportedly told a friend that her daughter told her “you don’t care about me” and “you don’t talk to me” over the phone.

The doctor was said to be “clearly frustrated” by the conversation.

Dr Potter’s daughter claimed in a police interview that she and Sanford were at their apartment on the night of the killings.

3 Khari Sanford is being held on a $million bond for the two murders Credit: UW Police Department

The criminal complaint filed on Tuesday alleges that the young couple’s vehicle was spotted around Madison.

The white van - which was registered to Mr Carre - was also seen travelling around the University of Wisconsin campus.

Police have said phone records indicate the daughter had sent text messages and exchanged a phone call with Sanford on March 30 which indicate they were apart.

The complaint also includes a classmate of the couple who was interviewed by detectives.

The friend revealed a conversation between the daughter and Sanford in a ceramics class before schools were closed due to the pandemic.

She allegedly told Sanford her parents had “bands” of money - the friend said “bands” likely meant thousands of dollars in cash.

It also claimed Sanford appeared frantic when he stopped by the friend's house on March 31 and made a phone call to his alleged accomplice Laurre.

It is alleged Sanford said “I swear I hit them, how did they survive” - and then confessed to shooting the victims “in the back of the head”.

Police said the details of the injuries suffered by Dr Potter and Mr Carre were not public at the time of the interview.

3 Ali’jah Larrue is also charged over the slayings of Dr Beth Potter and Robin Carre Credit: UW Police Department

Dr Potter and Mr Carre were found surrounded by several shell casings while lying in the ditch.

The doctor was wearing pajamas and socks without shoes, while her husband only had on his underwear.

Neighbors of the young couple also said they saw a white van enter the neighborhood and witnessed two people throwing items into a wooded area, reports Channel3000.

Police then found a crumpled piece of mail addressed to Dr Potter, and a cell phone that appeared to be purposefully broken.

The couple’s daughter has not been charged, and there is no suggestion of any plans to bring charges.

Sanford and Larrue had their initial court hearings on Tuesday via video-link due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The prosecutor in the case said this started as a burglary, turned into a kidnapping, and ended in a murder.

Police spokesman Marc Lovicott said Tuesday that the investigation remains active.

Dr Potter worked at the Wingra Family Medical Center, run by the UW-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and Access Community Health Centers.

She was also the medical director of the university’s employee health services.

Mr Carre worked helping high school students preparing for their college admission, and also headed up the Madicson youth soccer club.

The couple are survived by three children in their teens and twenties.

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Speaking last week, police captain Kristen Roman said: “It was calculated, cold-blooded, and senseless — and we will continue to do all we can to bring justice to Robin and Beth, their family, and their loved ones.”

Dane County assistant district attorney William Brown said: “This was a brutal execution.”

Bail for both Sanford and Larrue has been set at $1million.

Both face two counts of party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide.

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