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Kaylin Verna Kesler Ray

Case from Hamilton, MT dated May 07, 2017

Victim Details

Kaylin Ray

Female

White / Caucasian

Hamilton

MT

2017-05-07

69

Kaylin

Verna Kesler Ray

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/27/2026

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Kaylin Ray, 69, a White/Caucasian female, was discovered dead inside her home in Ravalli County after deputies conducted a welfare check on the evening of May 7, 2017. Investigators determined that she had been shot and killed by her husband, 75-year-old Wesley Coffin, who then turned the gun on himself. The scene lay quiet east of Corvallis, a few miles from Hamilton, where deputies arrived around 10 p.m. and found the couple, prompting a homicide investigation that quickly focused on the domes ...
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  • Authorities identify victims of Montana murder-suicide
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