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Kelsey Ables Smith

Case from Wasilla, AK dated Nov 20, 2023

Victim Details

Kelsey Ables Smith

Female

White / Caucasian

Wasilla

AK

2023-11-20

31

Kelsey

Ables Smith

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/14/2026

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On November 20, 2023, Alaska State Troopers conducted a welfare check at a residence in Wasilla, Alaska, where they discovered the bodies of 31-year-old Kelsey Ables, her 7-year-old son, Kason Ables, and her boyfriend, 45-year-old Ryan Casey. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation's Mat-Su Major Crime Unit took over the case and determined that Casey had fatally shot Kelsey and Kason before taking his own life.

The State Medical Examiner's Office in Anchorage performed autopsies on the deceas ...
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  • Anchorage Daily News: 3 dead including child in murder-suicide near Wasilla, troopers say
  • Troopers: Mat-Su man kills girlfriend and her son before taking his own life
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