On September 7, 2022, 44-year-old Theresa Bass was found bleeding on the front porch of her Main Street home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, after being shot. She was rushed to Liberty Hospital and pronounced dead. A second victim, Bobby Neal Jr., was found inside the doorway with severe gunshot wounds; he was taken to the same hospital in a medically induced coma and later died on March 19, 2023.

Investigators say suspicion centered on Theresa’s estranged husband, Keith Bass. Theresa’s two daughters, ages 13 and 17, were upstairs and reported hearing gunshots before finding their mother wounded. Before being hospitalized, Neal reportedly identified Keith Bass as the shooter. A co-worker told authorities Keith called around 1 a.m. and admitted killing his wife, saying he had nothing left to live for.

About 12 hours after the shooting, Keith Bass turned himself in to police in Floyd County, Texas, confessed to the killing, and surrendered a firearm. He was charged with first-degree murder for Theresa’s death, first-degree assault and armed criminal action for Neal’s injuries; after Neal’s subsequent death the charges were upgraded to include two counts of first-degree murder. He is held on $2 million bond in Clay County. Anyone with information about Theresa, the scene on Main Street, or what happened that night is asked to come forward.