Vernon Henry

Vernon Henry (born March 12/13, 1952) is an American murder suspect in the familicide killings in August 1996 of his wife and daughter in the Athol, Idaho residence they shared. Though he hasn't been arrested as of 2025, he is still wanted by local and Idaho State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Henry had an intense obsession with fishing and once worked at an upholstery shop in the area. After around five to eight minutes, Vernon Henry walked angrily to the closet of the residence, grabbed a pistol (or revolver) and fatally shot Connie Marie and Heather to death near the other children. According to the 12 year old son, Henry fled the scene in his red or maroon 1986 Toyota Camry four-door passenger vehicle. The Henry family's then 12-year-old son dialed the 9-1-1 emergency number; a daughter, age seven or eight, woke up after hearing the gunfire. Another daughter, age five, was not awakened by the shots.

In popular culture Vernon Ray Henry was portrayed starting in 1996 on Fox's criminal catching show America's Most Wanted (then hosted by John Walsh) Season 11 Episode 12 and on Unsolved Mysteries.