Gabriella Rose Broglio

In the summer of 2021, on Saturday, June 5th, the life of 27-year-old Gabriella Rose Broglio of Joplin, Missouri, was tragically cut short in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. Greene County deputies were dispatched to a vehicle stopped on an exit ramp just south of Interstate 44 in Bois D'Arc, where they made the grim discovery. Inside the car, they found the bodies of Gabriella and 25-year-old Kalen Barclay of Ozark.

Investigators determined that Barclay had fatally shot Gabriella before turning the gun on himself. The two had been in a relationship for several months, though a specific motive for the violent encounter was not immediately clear. The investigation concluded that while the vehicle was stationary on the off-ramp, Kalen shot and killed Gabriella before taking his own life.

Further investigation into Kalen Barclay's background revealed a prior history of violence. In 2015, he was charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and kidnapping in connection with the brutal beating and robbery of a woman in Springfield. During that incident, Barclay was reported to have viciously assaulted the victim with a glass ashtray and a belt, seemingly enjoying the act of violence.

Gabriella, known to her loved ones as 'Gabe,' was a mother and a promising employee at Powershades in Joplin, where she had recently been promoted to territory manager. Her death left her family, including her young daughter, devastated.