In the quiet town of Butte, Montana, the summer of 2016 was shattered by a tragic event that unfolded on August 15th. Ada Peck, a 36-year-old Caucasian woman, became the victim of a shocking act of violence that ended her life. The incident began to unfold when a chilling 911 call was made by her husband, 41-year-old Keith Peck. In this call, he confessed to having shot his wife.
When law enforcement officers arrived at the couple's residence, they were met with a grim scene.
Inside the home, they discovered the bodies of both Ada and Keith Peck. The investigation that followed pieced together the sequence of events. It was determined that Keith Peck had fatally shot his wife before turning the weapon on himself. The coroner's report confirmed that Ada Peck died from a gunshot wound to the torso. Keith Peck's death was ruled a suicide, caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A high-powered rifle was identified as the weapon used in the murder-suicide.
The tragedy left the community in shock and mourning, particularly for the couple's four children who were not at home at the time of the incident. In the wake of this devastating loss, the local community rallied to support the children. The Butte Cobras hockey team, for instance, initiated a fundraising effort to help provide for their immediate and future needs, a testament to the community's compassion in the face of such a profound tragedy. Ada, who worked as a clerk in the automotive industry and was the daughter of Geary and Rochelle Crossman, was remembered as a significant loss to her family and the Butte community. With the perpetrator deceased, the case was considered solved by authorities.
