Mother and her 16-and-18-year-old sons died just two days after she picked her husband up from a mental health hospital who stabbed them to death before taking his own life
Nebraska – In a deeply disturbing incident in Nebraska, a 41-year-old mother, identified as Bailey K. and her two teenage sons were stabbed to death on Saturday — just two days after the boys’ father, a man with a long and painful history of mental illness, was released from a mental health hospital. Authorities say 42-year-old Jeremy K. carried out the murders before turning the knife on himself in an apparent murder-suicide that devastated the community.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, deputies were called to a home around 9:45 a.m. on May 11, 2025. Inside the home, they discovered four deceased family members: Jeremy, his 41-year-old wife, Bailey, and their sons Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16. All four had been fatally stabbed. The murder weapon was found at the scene. The killings took place on the same day Hudson was scheduled to graduate from high school, a milestone the family had long looked forward to. The school district released a public statement expressing sorrow over the “tragic situation that will deeply affect our community.” The graduation ceremony went on as planned, but Hudson’s absence cast a heavy shadow over the event.
Bailey was a beloved teacher, where she was remembered as a “passionate educator, caring colleague and bright presence.” In the days leading up to her death, she had shared her family’s struggles publicly, writing in social media posts and a since-deleted GoFundMe campaign about her husband’s long battle with severe depression. Bailey and Jeremy were high school sweethearts, married for over two decades, and parents to two sons who were, by all accounts, thriving. But for years, Jeremy battled serious mental health issues. Diagnosed in 2009 with severe depression, he survived at least four documented suicide attempts, including a horrific truck crash that left him with multiple internal injuries and a broken leg.
After a period of relative stability, Jeremy’s condition worsened in July 2024. He became unable to work, their landscaping business faltered, and the family was left relying on Bailey’s teaching income. By March 2025, his mental state had severely deteriorated again. Bailey described waking up one night to find her husband standing over her with a knife, expressing a desire to end his life. She convinced him to seek treatment, and he was admitted to a hospital for mental health care. He underwent Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), though the results were disappointing. In her final Facebook post on May 8 — just two days before the tragedy — Bailey wrote with cautious hope that they had found a new hospital offering alternative treatment. She mentioned Jeremy was “not reacting well” to medications but they were planning to visit the new facility on Friday. That visit never happened.
The full details of what occurred in the early hours of Saturday remain under investigation. Autopsies have been ordered for all four victims. Law enforcement has not yet confirmed if the deaths will be officially classified as murder-suicide, though the circumstances suggest that Jeremy fatally stabbed his wife and sons before killing himself. Bailey’s final GoFundMe post expressed desperation, not only for financial support but for help saving her husband’s life. “By not eating or drinking, Jeremy is slowly completing suicide,” she wrote. “Nothing is worth losing him.”
Now, an entire family is gone — including a young man ready to begin a bonsai apprenticeship in California and a younger brother just starting to build his own dreams. As Dawson County mourns, the case underscores the deep cost of untreated or resistant mental illness and the need for stronger systems of support for families in crisis. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
