A Nebraska father stabbed his total household to demise after which turned the knife on himself the identical day as his oldest son’s highschool commencement, authorities stated – and simply three days after he was launched from a psychological well being hospital.
Jeremy Koch, 42, killed his 41-year-old spouse, Bailey, and sons Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16, in a sickening stabbing spree Saturday earlier than taking his personal life in a rural a part of Dawson County, in keeping with the Nebraska State Patrol.
The grotesque scene of the obvious murder-suicide was found by Bailey’s mother and father round 9:45 a.m. All 4 relations suffered from deadly knife wounds, police stated.
“I found our two grandsons, Hudson 18, and Asher 16, and our daughter Bailey, and our son-in-law Jeremy, dead laying in their beds,” Lane and Peggy Kugler, the daddy and mom of Bailey and grandparents of the 2 boys, stated in a Fb submit, in keeping with Information Channel Nebraska.
“What I saw will haunt me the rest of my life.”
The tragedy comes amid Jeremy’s longtime battle with despair and suicidal ideas, which was chronicled by Bailey, a trainer, on a devoted Fb web page.
She wrote on the “Anchoring Hope for Mental Health” web page Wednesday that Jeremy had wrapped up a five-day stint receiving psychological well being care at a hospital with a photograph of the couple smiling in a automobile.
“What a difference five days, some hydration and nutrition, med adjustments, therapies, and a safety plan can make!!!” Bailey Koch eerily wrote.
“Thank you for praying and for your unwavering support as I take Hottie Hubby HOME in time for our son’s high school graduation! We still need lots of prayers as we try and carry on with life and find our new ‘normal.’”
Nonetheless, within the days main as much as the suspected murder-suicide, the daddy of two continued to battle, in keeping with his spouse’s latest social media posts.
Hudson was set to obtain his diploma at Cozad Excessive Faculty’s commencement — which went on with out the teenager Saturday afternoon, simply hours after the horrific slaughter.
“Cozad Schools was made aware of a tragic situation that will deeply affect our Cozad community,” the varsity district wrote. “Our thoughts are with all those impacted during this incredibly difficult time.”
Bailey Koch was remembered as a “passionate educator, caring colleague and bright presence in the school community,” by Holdrege Public Colleges, the place she labored, in keeping with NTV.
Jeremy and Bailey have been highschool sweethearts and collectively for at the very least 25 years, in keeping with the Fb web page.
In a since-deleted GoFundMe web page, Bailey stated her husband this month had survived quite a few suicide makes an attempt that included a automobile crash that almost killed him.
“When he awoke,” she wrote, in keeping with Information Channel Nebraska, “he was destroyed his attempt hadn’t worked.”
If you’re battling suicidal ideas, you possibly can dial the 24/7 Nationwide Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
