Bardstown teacher, husband die in murder-suicide

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE) — A husband and wife died in a murder-suicide Tuesday morning in Nelson County.

According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a home in the area of Bloomfield Road just after 8 a.m. for a reported shooting.

Police found a man and a woman dead from gunshot wounds.

The Nelson County Coroner’s Office identified the couple as 54-year-old Brian Harman and 52-year-old Keyata Harman.

A neighbor told WDRB+WAVE Keyata Harman was a teacher at Bardstown Middle School and the head volleyball coach at Nelson County High School.

According to court documents, Keyata Harman filed for divorce on Oct. 15, 2026, and they were separated since Sept. 1, 2025.

A neighbor said she heard multiple gunshots Monday night around 8 p.m. But she brushed it off as someone deer hunting.

Then she saw police cars and two coroner vans on the Harman’s lawn.

“We never had any issues with them at all,” neighbor Nancy Ulrich said. “They were the perfect neighbors. They would help you. She would give me her eggs because she’s got chickens up there too and it’s just a great loss. A great loss. They are going to be missed.”

Ulrich said Keyata Harman was outgoing and friendly and Brian Harman was a little more reserved but nice.

Court documents state the couple had four kids together.