Remembering Dr. Beth Potter and her husband, Robin Carre

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Summary: University of Wisconsin physician Beth Potter and her husband, Robin Carre, were murdered in Madison in 2020. Khari Sanford was later convicted and imprisoned.

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MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin physician Dr. Beth Potter and her husband, Robin Carre, were killed on March 30, 2020 in one of Madison's most closely followed homicide cases.

The bodies of Potter, 52, and Carre, 57, were discovered the following morning in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum by a jogger. Carre was pronounced dead at the scene. Potter was taken to a hospital but later died from her injuries.

The investigation quickly shifted toward someone the couple knew. Khari Sanford, 18 at the time, was the boyfriend of Potter and Carre's adopted daughter. Police arrested him in early April and accused him of two counts of party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide. Another 18-year-old, Ali'jah Larrue, was also arrested and accused of participating in the killings.

Ali'jah Larrue and Khari Sanford

According to court documents, tensions inside the household had increased shortly before the killings. Potter and Carre had moved their daughter and Sanford into a rental property because of disagreements over COVID-19 precautions. Investigators later developed evidence linking Sanford and Larrue to the events surrounding the couple's deaths.

The case eventually went to trial, where prosecutors argued that Sanford had abducted the couple from their Madison home before taking them to the arboretum. Jurors heard testimony about the relationship between Sanford and the victims, as well as evidence concerning the events leading up to the killings.

In May 2022, a Dane County jury convicted Sanford of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide. He was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Larrue, meanwhile, pleaded guilty to felony murder charges and received concurrent prison terms of eight years for each victim, followed by extended supervision. He also became a key witness in the case against Sanford.

The central facts are clear: two respected professionals were killed after extending kindness to their murderer.

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Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Sources/related links:

UW–Madison Police Department: Homicide Investigation
UW–Madison Police Department: Second Arrest in Arboretum Double Homicide
Wisconsin Court of Appeals: State v. Khari O. Sanford
WMTV: Khari Sanford convicted in UW Arboretum killings

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