Leanda Pound, 43, was found dead alongside her companion Jason M. Bakken, 39, at their rural Mound Valley, Kansas home (693 16000 Rd) on October 3, 2022. A friend who checked on the couple discovered the bodies and notified the Labette County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies reported the scene suggested the pair had been dead for some time, and investigators now think the murders may have occurred up to a month before they were found.

Autopsies determined both Pound and Bakken died from gunshot wounds, and the deaths were ruled homicides. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting Labette County authorities. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Governor Laura Kelly issued a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction in the double homicide.

If anyone has information about Pound, Bakken, their movements, or who might have been at their property in the weeks before October 3, please contact the KBI or the Labette County Sheriff’s Office.