$5K reward being offered in Kansas unsolved double homicide

LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) -- The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Labette County Sheriff's Office have been investigating the murders of 39-year-old Jason Bakken and 43-year-old Leanda Pound, both from Mound Valley, since their bodies were discovered in October 2022.

On Tuesday, Governor Laura Kelly issued an executive order offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer(s).

According to the KBI, Bakken and Pound were found shot and killed in their home, 693 16000 Rd., by a friend on Oct. 3, 2022.

Investigators say they believe they may have been murdered up to a month before they were found.

Anyone with information about these crimes, no matter how small the detail might seem, is asked to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME or the Labette County Sheriff’s Office at 620-795-2565.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted online.

An investigation is ongoing.