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12-05-2025
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Small town dad kills family of 4 in Mother's Day weekend murder-suicide hours before son's graduation: police
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The wife of a Nebraska man who is suspected of killing his entire family of four in a murder-suicide pleaded for support for her husband's mental health online just days before she and her two sons were murdered, according to a report. Jeremy Koch, 42, stabbed and killed his wife Bailey, 41, and sons Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16, before killing himself in their rural Dawson County home, Nebraska State Patrol confirmed Saturday. Hudson was scheduled to graduate from high school on Saturday, just hours after the family was found dead, according to News Channel Nebraska. Arizona Pastor Found Dead With Hands Pinned To Wall In Homicide At Home The outlet reported on a now-removed GoFundMe page Bailey began earlier this month called "Jeremy's Battle: Mental Health Support Needed." Read On The Fox News App "May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so here we are... making you aware," Bailey reportedly wrote. She said Jeremy first attempted suicide in 2009 and had tried to take his life multiple times. Realtor Shot Dead By Mercedes Suspect With Criminal History: Police Last year, according to Bailey, Jeremy's depression reached a fever pitch. "Jeremy cannot get out of bed unless forced," she wrote. "By not eating or drinking, Jeremy is slowly completing suicide." She reportedly wrote that the family's income, which came from a local landscaping business Jeremy owned, had dried up. In March, Bailey said she woke up to Jeremy standing over her with a knife but talked him down and convinced him to get inpatient mental health care. That was the fourth time Jeremy had been hospitalized for his mental health struggles, according to the report. She said a round of electroconvulsive therapy did not help her husband. "It didn't work. Jeremy became a shell of himself." "I have no pride left," she wrote at the time. "Mental illness is taking my husband from me, and I'm begging you to open your eyes and see the reality that is this society's mental health crisis." However, Bailey reportedly said on the GoFundMe that Jeremy had been released from the hospital last week to attend Hudson's graduation. Bailey worked as a special education teacher at Holdrege Public Schools. "Our Holdrege school community is grieving after a tragic event that has deeply affected us all," the district reportedly said Saturday. "Our hearts are with everyone impacted."Original article source: Small town dad kills family of 4 in Mother's Day weekend murder-suicide hours before son's graduation: police
International Business Times
12-05-2025
- International Business Times
Nebraska Woman Set Up GoFundMe for Husband's Mental Health Struggles Days Before He Killed Her, Their Teen Sons in Murder-Suicide
A family of four in Nebraska was found dead in what authorities believe was an apparent murder-suicide. On Saturday, May 10, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office was called to a home at Johnson Lake, Plum Creek Canyon #1 at around 9:45 a.m. local time. Victims were Found Dead with 'Knife Wounds' When authorities arrived at the scene, they found a family of four deceased at the scene from "fatal knife wounds," the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) announced in a news release. After a preliminary investigation, police believe 42-year-old Jeremy Koch killed both of his sons — Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16 — and his 41-year-old wife, Bailey, before taking his own life. The NSP also said a knife was discovered at the scene. The agency is now leading a homicide investigation, which remains ongoing, and the Dawson County Attorney has ordered autopsies for the four family members. "The Nebraska State Patrol, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Eustis Fire & Rescue and the Dawson County Attorney extend condolences to all, across multiple communities, who will be affected by this incident," the NSP said in a statement. 'My Husband Tries to Kill Himself....A Lot,' Bailey Wrote in GoFundMe Set Up for Jeremy's Mental Health Struggles Bailey, a special education teacher at Holdrege Public Schools, launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe days before her death, titled "Jeremy's Battle: Mental Health Support Needed," in which she detailed years of Jeremy's struggles with depression. The fundraiser, which had raised $20,000 in donations, has since been removed. In the description, Bailey had noted that her husband was diagnosed with depression in 2009 and that his condition worsened in 2024. "But my husband tries to kill himself...a lot," she wrote. She added that in March, she awoke to her husband standing over her with a knife, ready to kill himself. She said, after that incident, she convinced him to get treatment and electroconvulsive therapy. In a Facebook update on Thursday, May 8, Bailey wrote that her husband had been accepted into a mental health facility and that he "understands it's because we love him so much." "Our boys are doing well living their lives, and for that, we are thankful," she wrote at the time. "Please just pray Jeremy is able to somehow be with us Saturday for our oldest son's high school graduation. We love you all. And THANK YOU for supporting and sharing our story."
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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Family of 4 Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide on the Same Day of Son's High School Graduation
A father, mother and their two teenage children are dead following what officials are calling an apparent murder-suicide in Nebraska on May 10 Jeremy Koch, 42, is believed to have killed his wife and two children before taking his own life, the Nebraska State Patrol said His eldest son was set to graduate from high school on the same day the family was found dead A family of four in Nebraska was found dead following what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide. On Saturday, May 10, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a home at Johnson Lake, Plum Creek Canyon #1 at around 9:45 a.m. local time. Authorities found a family of four dead at the scene from "fatal knife wounds," the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) announced in a news release. After a preliminary investigation, police believe 42-year-old Jeremy Koch killed both of his sons — Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16 — and his 41-year-old wife, Bailey, before taking his own life. The NSP also said a knife was discovered at the scene. The agency is now leading a homicide investigation, which remains ongoing, and the Dawson County Attorney has ordered autopsies for the four family members. "The Nebraska State Patrol, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Eustis Fire & Rescue and the Dawson County Attorney extend condolences to all, across multiple communities, who will be affected by this incident," the NSP said in a statement. According to local outlet News Channel Nebraska and Bailey's Facebook page, she was a special education teacher at Holdrege Public Schools. The school district wrote in a statement, "Our hearts are with everyone impacted [by] a tragic event that has deeply affected us all." "Holdrege Middle School will be open today from 3:00–5:00 p.m. for students and staff who wish to gather, grieve and support one another," the district added. "We're grateful for the strength and compassion of our community during this difficult time." Cozad Community Schools, which News Channel Nebraska reported is the district where the two boys went to high school, also shared a message on Facebook, extending "thoughts" to "all those impacted during this incredibly difficult time." They also offered support for students and staff. While no further details have been released regarding the homicide investigation, News Channel Nebraska reported that Bailey launched a since-removed fundraiser on GoFundMe days before her death, titled 'Jeremy's Battle: Mental Health Support Needed," in which she detailed years of Jeremy's struggles with depression. In the description, per the outlet, Bailey wrote that her husband was diagnosed in 2009 and that his condition worsened in 2024. She added that in March, she awoke to her husband standing over her with a knife and got him to agree to treatment and electroconvulsive therapy. In a Facebook update on Thursday, May 8, Bailey wrote that her husband had been accepted into a mental health facility and that he "understands it's because we love him so much." "Our boys are doing well living their lives, and for that, we are thankful," she wrote at the time. "Please just pray Jeremy is able to somehow be with us Saturday for our oldest son's high school graduation. We love you all. And THANK YOU for supporting and sharing our story." Dozens of community members shared prayers and condolences underneath the school district's recent posts, before the district posted footage of Saturday's Cozad High School commencement ceremony on YouTube. During the ceremony, superintendent Dr. Dan Endorf reminded attendees that the community and senior class "experienced a tragedy within the past few hours." "The bittersweet emotions felt by the senior class on their graduation day, and by this entire gymnasium for that matter, cannot be concealed in this moment," he said, encouraging graduates to "hug your loved ones." If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to Read the original article on People
