The harrowing 911 call from the son of a Utah couple who found their bullet-ridden bodies has shed some light on what may have led up to the murder-suicide.

An audio recording of the eight-minute call obtained by ABC4 reveals that one of Olin and Kerilyn Johnson’s six children immediately suspected his father had shot dead his mother before killing himself.

“I think my dad killed my mom, but then he killed himself,” the unidentified son told a 911 dispatcher on June 20 at around 12:40 p.m.

“Are they beyond help?” the dispatcher calmly replied.

“I — yeah. Yes,” the shocked son answered, before telling the dispatcher there was a gun in the home.

Olin, 57, is suspected of shooting and killing his wife Kerilyn, 52, before turning the gun on himself inside their $1.34 million home in American Fork.

Investigators classified the deaths as a murder-suicide the next day.

“Have they been violent? Do they have a history of fighting or?” the dispatcher asked.

“No, but there’s been a lot of drama recently in the household. Just within the past four days,” the son answers.

He didn’t expand on what he meant by drama but said his father had served time for some kind of domestic dispute in the past.

“There was one instance of like a year or two ago that I think my mom, I don’t know, my dad was chucking stuff around the house. He had a — he went to jail for a little bit, but nothing, like, I don’t think like contact physically,” he said on the call.

The Mormon couple met in a college bookstore and had been married 32 years as of April. The dad proudly shared photos of his wife and kids on his social media pages.

But a couple days before the tragedy, Olin wrote a potentially worrisome caption next to a pic of himself on a motorcycle.

“No matter how crappy a person I am, motorcycles always love me back. Oh and skiing. Skiing loves me too,” Olin’s post on June 18 read alongside pictures of him riding his bike and skiing.

Two of his kids dispute his claims of being a “crappy person” in the comments.

Police have not revealed a motive in the shooting and are continuing their investigation.

Olin’s obituary described him as “always calm, thoughtful, kid and professional” with a “compassion for those in need” and a “constant source of calm and strength to his family.”

“As we cope with immense sorrow, mourning the loss of Kerilyn, our beautiful mother, daughter, and sister, we also mourn for Olin, despite his actions,” the joint obituaries state. “We are overwhelmed with love and support from the community and express our deepest appreciation and gratitude. If you or someone you love is in crisis, please reach out for help.”

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.

SANDY, Utah (ABC4) — A Weber County man is facing felony charges after he allegedly offered to pay a minor $700 for sex and was confronted by over 20 teens at a Sandy mall.

According to court documents, Bryce Stephen Ray, 49, of West Haven used Snapchat to talk with a 15-year-old high school student. During their conversation, Ray reportedly never shared his real name but did send a picture of himself through the app.

Ray later offered the victim money in exchange for sex so she could buy clothes. Despite the teen telling Ray she was a minor, the two agreed to meet at the Shops at South Town Mall in Sandy.

On Monday, July 9, a Sandy Police Department officer responded to the mall after getting reports of a group of teenagers confronting a man. When the officer arrived, he reported finding “approximately 20 teenagers yelling at an older man, identified as Ray, calling him a pedophile.”

According to the Sandy Police Department, Ray had a check for $360 on him and had agreed with the teen to send her another $350 through CashApp.

Ray was charged with one count of enticing a minor and one count of sexual solicitation of a child, both second-degree felonies.

Ray had his initial hearing on Tuesday, July 16 where he was appointed a defense attorney. A detention hearing was scheduled for Monday, July 22. Ray is currently being held without bail, pending the detention hearing.

SALT LAKE CITY — A man convicted of defrauding investors in a Utah cell phone scheme will spend nearly five years in prison.

A judge sentenced Chad Leon Sayers, age 60, on Monday in Utah’s U.S. District Court. According to court documents, Sayers defrauded hundreds of investors out of $10 million over the course of a decade.

He reportedly told them, fraudulently, that his cell phone company SAYGUS was close to a multi-billion-dollar payout.

Early intentions could have been legit

Ruth Hackford-Peer with the U. S. Attorneys office said Sayers may have started out believing he was going to develop a smartphone.

Sayers reportedly told his investors he was developing a smartphone he called the “V” phone. He later called it the “V-Squared,” and claimed it would be sold and supported by his company, SAYGUS.

And he tempted investors by telling them they could see a return that was 100 times more than their original investment.

“He also put a lot of money in trying to launch this phone, and sending money to China for the development of this phone,” Hackford-Peer said.

Sayers reportedly  gave investors multiple launch dates that never materialized.

Indeed, the U.S. Attorneys office said Sayers never manufactured the phones.

‘This is not the place’ for a cell phone scheme

Instead, Sayers reportedly used the money to rent a 25,000 square foot office space, and to buy an expensive car.

Sayers will spend 56 months in prison.

Hackford-Peer said the ruling can be seen as the federal court warning others that Utah is not the place to launch a fraud.

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