Name of suspect in murder-suicide released

WILLITS, CA., 1/15/19 — The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the suspect in the murder-suicide of Krissy Orbon and her son Damian Wilkins. Evidence indicates that Michael David Wilkins, 49, killed Orbon, 32, his romantic partner, and Damian Wilkins, 8, their son, with a rifle, before killing himself, last week.

The suspect’s name had been withheld, but due to the release of Krissy Orbon’s name, many local people were already aware of the suspect’s identification, and the name had been published in a previous article about the situation.