CHICO, CA (MPG) - On 3/5/2020 at 5:00 PM the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) received a 911 call from a resident of a home located in the 4300 block of Keefer Road in Butte County. The caller told BCSO dispatchers that upon returning home from work he discovered his roommate, Susan Robb (age 68), dead inside of the home. The caller advised that Robb appeared to have suffered a traumatic head wound and that her vehicle was missing from the residence. BCSO deputies were immediately dispatched to the location.

While deputies were responding to the residence on Keefer Road, BCSO received a call from the resident of a home on Felicidad Lane, which is in close proximity to the residence on Keefer Road. The second caller advised that a vehicle was parked in front of the residence on Felicidad, which seemed suspicious. BCSO dispatchers ran a check on the license plate and found that it was registered to a subject named Aaron Connors (age 45). Based upon information received from the original caller from Keefer Road, the dispatcher realized that Connors was Robb’s son, who had been estranged from his mother for a period of time.

Given the suspicious nature of Connors’ vehicle being found near the scene on Keefer Road, detectives began looking for Connors. Detectives received information which led them to believe Connors was at the Gold Country Casino in Oroville. BCSO deputies responded to the Gold Country Casino and located Robb’s vehicle in the parking lot. With the assistance of Gold Country Casino staff, Connors was placed under surveillance while inside the casino. A team of BCSO deputies waited near Robb’s car and when Connors came out of the casino he was detained. During the subsequent investigation, BCSO detectives gathered evidence and information that gave them probable cause to believe Connors was responsible for Robb’s death.

Connors was arrested and booked into the Butte County Jail on an open count of murder. He is due to be arraigned on March 9, 2020. The investigation continues. If anyone has information about this case, they are encouraged to call BCSO detectives at 530-538-7671.