On the evening of September 5, 2024, officers conducting a welfare check at a Payne Street residence in Auburn, Alabama, found 88-year-old Betty T. Neely dead in her home alongside her 92-year-old husband, Dr. William C. Neely. Both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Auburn Police investigators described the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide and said no one else was present in the home; they also told the public there was no ongoing threat to the community. The investigation remains open and authorities have not indicated any search for additional suspects.

If anyone saw the Neelys on or around September 5, 2024, or has information about what happened at the Payne Street residence, please share what is known.