Emily Goodell was 23 when she was shot and killed in Grand Island, Nebraska, in the early hours of June 4, 2023. The killing occurred about 72 days after her courthouse wedding. Morgheim drove to Lincoln on June 3 to pick her up and took her to his mother’s home in Grand Island, where his family met Emily for the first time.

Emily’s 26-year-old husband, Rex Goodell, reportedly tracked her location, drove from Lincoln to Grand Island, and arrived at the Morgheim residence around 2:15 a.m. He shot Hayes Morgheim multiple times outside the house, then forced his way inside and fatally shot Emily. As police moved in, Rex Goodell took his own life; law enforcement named him the sole suspect and confirmed no officers fired their weapons during the incident.

Did anyone who knew Emily or the Morgheim family notice signs of escalating danger before June 4?