Surja Maya Gaertner, 60, was found dead alongside her 60-year-old husband, George Glenn Gaertner, in a gray Chevy Malibu stopped in the middle of the road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 92 West and 2792 on March 30, 2025. Responding officers discovered the vehicle with its engine running and recovered a handgun from inside. Both victims were unresponsive; autopsies were scheduled at the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort to determine the precise causes of death.

Authorities have said the investigation is active and that they do not suspect foul play at this time. No arrests have been announced and no suspects identified. Surja was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and later made her home in Kentucky, where she was a mother and grandmother remembered for her warmth and kindness. Anyone with information about the circumstances that led to the couple being found at that intersection is asked to come forward.