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Nebraska Mom, Husband Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
5 Sep
Summary
- A Nebraska nurse and her farmer husband were found dead.
- The couple's three young children were left behind.
- The community is rallying to support the orphaned children.
A tragedy has struck a small Nebraska community as Ashley Moes, 34, and her husband, 37-year-old Jordan Moes, were discovered deceased in their residence outside Osmond on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Responding to a report of two individuals potentially deceased, authorities found the couple, each with a single gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation suggests Jordan Moes committed murder-suicide, fatally shooting his wife before taking his own life.
Ashley Moes was a nurse in Plainview, while Jordan was a generational farmer. The couple, high school sweethearts who married in 2013, leave behind their three children, aged 3, 6, and 8. The loss has profoundly impacted the close-knit community of Osmond, with Mayor Dennis Kuhl expressing the town's collective grief and emphasizing the urgent need to focus on the well-being of the surviving children.
