On May 10, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office found four deceased people at a Nebraska home by the lake.
Authorities believe that Jeremy Koch, 42, killed his wife Bailey Koch and his two boys, Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16, before killing himself. This seems like a murder-suicide.
Bailey asked for help on Facebook just days before the tragedy, stating she needed to save her husband’s mental health.
People say Jeremy has been depressed since 2009 and has tried to kill himself many times since then. Bailey even set up a GoFundMe page to help her husband with his troubles by getting money. Bailey is believed to have written, “May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we’re here to make you aware.” She also reported that Jeremy’s depression got worse and worse, saying, “Jeremy can’t get out of bed unless someone makes him.” Jeremy is slowly killing himself by not eating or drinking.
In March, his mental health got worse when Bailey woke up to find him standing over her bed with a knife and saying, “Something is wrong.” She was able to get him to agree to a round of electroconvulsive therapy, but sadly it didn’t do anything for him.
“It didn’t work.” Bailey said at the time, “Jeremy turned into a shell of himself.”
“I don’t have any pride left.” Please open your eyes and realize the truth regarding the mental health problems in this culture. It’s pulling my hubby away from me.
Bailey posted on social media on May 8 that her husband had been released from the hospital so he could travel to Hudson’s high school graduation, which was supposed to place just a few hours after the family was found dead.
Bailey said, “Our boys are doing well living their lives, and we’re thankful for that.” “Please pray that Jeremy can find a way to be with us on Saturday for our oldest son’s high school graduation.”
It was discovered that Bailey and her sons had been stabbed with a knife.
Bailey Koch taught special education at Holdrege Public Schools. She delivered a statement not long after the tragedy, stating, “Our hearts are with everyone who was hurt by this terrible event that has deeply affected us all.”
Lane Kugler, Bailey’s dad, used social media to let out his anger at the tragedy. He found the bodies of his daughter, grandkids, and son-in-law.
Kugler says, “Jeremy had been dealing with mental illness for a long time.” “His depression had become a mental illness.” Jeremy didn’t do this terrible thing. “It was a sick mind.”