In the quiet community of Catonsville, Maryland, a distressing event unfolded on July 13, 2016, leading to the death of 72-year-old Sally Koros Bauer. A welfare check at her residence in the 300 block of Crosby Road brought Baltimore County Police to a grim discovery. Inside the home, officers found Sally Bauer and her 77-year-old husband, Severn Wallace Bauer, both deceased from gunshot wounds.
The initial investigation by law enforcement pointed towards a murder-suicide.
It is believed that Severn Wallace Bauer fatally shot his wife before turning the weapon on himself. The incident was investigated by the Baltimore County Police Department, which publicly shared its preliminary findings that indicated an elderly man had shot his wife and then himself.
Due to the nature of the incident, with the sole suspect also being deceased, the investigation concluded without any arrests. The case left the Catonsville community to grapple with the tragedy that had occurred within their neighborhood.
