Idaho Man Executes Neighbor Family

Amy Jacobson — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:43:22 +0000

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Kaylor, charged with killing family of four.

KELLOG, Idaho – A 911 call reporting shots fired came into the Shoshone County at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2023. A few moments later, a second call followed reporting that an individual had executed his neighbors.

At the time of his arrival, 7:24 p.m., at 515 Brown Avenue, Sergeant Bilaski saw Marjorjon Kaylor in the street with another individual. Kaylor admitted at that time he shot, and killed, his neighbors. Kaylor was detained.

At 7:57 p.m., a request for Detective Justin Klitch of Idaho State Police to respond to the residence was dispatched. Detective Klitch arrived on the seen at 9:35 p.m. At that point, he assumed investigatory duties.

The Victims

Kenneth Guardipee, Devin Smith, Kenna Guardipee, and Aiken Smith

Four deceased victims were found at the scene. Two victims, Kenneth (65) and Kenna (41) Guardipee, were found near the entrance to apartment A along with multiple .45 caliber casings. Kenna Guardipee had a gunshot wound to her right temple, appearing to have been fired within close proximity. Her father, and grandfather to the younger victims, Kenneth Guardipee also had a gunshot wound to the right temple, fired in close proximity.

The children of Kenna Guardipee, Devin (18) and Aiken (16) Smith, were found inside apartment A. Aiken’s body was found lying face down between the kitchen and living room. A gunshot wound the right temple was observed. It appears that Aiken had been shot point blank while lying on the floor in the prone position. Devin was found on his knees, face down, in a bedroom, multiple gunshot wounds to the head at close range.

Motive?

According to Kaylor, the older son, Devin, had been acting suspicious, watching his kids, and conducted acts of nudity in front of his children. Allegedly, Devin exposed himself to Kaylor’s wife and daughter. During an on-scene interview, Kaylor referred to Devin as a pedophile and told Detective Klitch that he was suspicious of Devin and concerned for his children.

A few days prior to the incident Kaylie Kaylor, wife of Marjorjon, posted to Facebook claiming Devin Smith had exposed himself, shaking his penis, and masturbating through a window in front of her and her juvenile daughters. This alleged incident took place on June 13, 2023 and was reported to and investigated by police.

On the evening of the shootings, Kaylor confronted Kenneth and Kenna about the actions of Devin. He then became upset that the two did not seem to be taking his concerns seriously. This is when Kaylor claims to have “snapped”, “lost it” and “did something about it.”

What says the witness?

Mrs. Kaylor told police that Kaylor had a gun on him, in a holster, that he put on after returning home from work. Mrs. Kaylor claims she was standing near her husband when she heard gunshots and saw Kenna, followed by Kenneth, hit the ground. She heard additional gunshots after running upstairs to her apartment.

Mrs. Kaylor observed Kaylor put a belt, holster, and gun in their truck parked outside. Kaylor was overheard by his wife telling someone on the phone that he had killed four people. According to Mrs. Kaylor, Kenneth and Kenna were unarmed.

Search and Seizure

A search warrant of the Dodge Ram truck owned by the Kaylors was executed by Detective Klitch. Among the items seized was a .45 caliber High Point semi-automatic pistol. The pistol was holstered and secured with a snap and attached to a belt. At the time of seizure, there was one bullet in the chamber and five bullets in the magazine. Both blood and tissued appeared on the pistol. An empty magazine was found under the seat of the truck.

According to police reports, Kaylor would have likely had to deliberately change magazines and/or reload magazines in order to continue shooting and discharge the number of rounds fired during the homicide.

Charges

Kaylor was arrested and booked into the Shoshone County Jail on June 19, 2023, and arraigned on June 20. He has been charged with four counts of murder in the first degree and one count of burglary, a felony. In the state of Idaho, the charge of murder in the first carries a sentence of life imprisonment or death. On June 21, a notice of intent not to seek the death penalty was filed by the state.

Kaylor is due back in court on August 15 and 16, 2023 for the preliminary hearing.