On October 18, 1975, six members of the Kellie family were fatally shot in Sutherland, Nebraska. Victims included 66-year-old James Henry Kellie, his daughter Audrey Marie Kellie, and four other relatives: 10-year-old Florance Marie Kellie, David Leroy Kellie, and David’s two young children, Daniel and Deanna. All six died from gunshot wounds.

Authorities say the man responsible lived next door and had been drinking that afternoon. He reportedly armed himself with a .22-caliber rifle taken from a relative’s room, went to the Kellie house, attempted to sexually assault Florance, and shot family members as they responded. He confessed to relatives after the killings and was arrested the next morning. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death; that verdict was later overturned because of jury tampering. At a retrial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state psychiatric hospital.