Kerri Bouler Settle, 48, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, died on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in what authorities have described as a homicide. Law enforcement responded to a disturbance at her residence and found Settle unresponsive with fatal injuries. Investigators later described the incident as a murder-suicide; a U.S. Border Patrol agent was identified as the person responsible for her death before taking his own life.

Settle was a longtime educator, serving as an assistant principal at the Continuous Learning Center in Mobile and previously at Murphy High School. She taught special education at Shaw, Leflore, and Murphy High Schools after earning a master’s degree and an Administrative Certification from the University of South Alabama. Family and colleagues remembered her as devoted to students and fond of animals, especially her dogs.

If anyone knew Kerri or has information about the events leading up to June 30, please come forward.