Clarence and Brian Gehrke murdered in case that remains unsolved 50 years later

It was a double murder that stunned Miami-Dade County and hit close to home at NBC6.

A father and son, Clarence and Brian Gehrke, were gunned down in their southwest Miami-Dade home. No one has ever been held responsible for their deaths.

At the time, the elder Gehrke’s daughter, Bonnie, was engaged to be married to Bob Mayer, a reporter here at NBC6, who would later become a long-time anchor.

The now-married couple spoke with NBC6 about the case that changed their lives, the lingering questions that remain, and why they’re not losing hope for justice to be served.

The murders

On Oct. 10, 1975, at around 7:15 a.m., two bodies were discovered on the kitchen floor of a home on Southwest 43rd Lane near Southwest 107th Avenue in Miami-Dade County.

The victims were Clarence Gehrke, 54, an