Barry Bennett

Bennett and his wife Carol were found shot to death at their Long Prairie, Minnesota home on August 21, 2019. A friend went to check on them after phone calls and texts had gone unanswered since the day prior. Investigators determined that the couple was killed on August 19; Carol was shot multiple times in the back and torso, while Barry was shot multiple times in the head and torso.

On August 23, the couple's son, 22-year-old Dylan Bennett, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, without premeditation, in connection with the killings. He is believed to have taken his mother's car and traveled to Columbus, Ohio, from where he boarded a flight to Cancun, Mexico. Barry had told the Todd County Sheriff's Office in December 2018 that Dylan had expressed thoughts about killing his parents while being treated at a mental health facility. Dylan was arrested in Cancun on August 24.

Barry Martin Bennett (December 10, 1955 – August 19, 2019) was an American football defensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (jersey #63), New York Jets (jersey #78) and the Minnesota Vikings (jersey #78). He attended and played football at Concordia College, where he was coached by Jim Christopherson.