Christian Choir Teacher Murdered

[Howl]

Saturday night (Nov. 29th) a Christian choir teacher, Kathy Blair, was bludgeoned to death in her home. This happened about a mile from me in Austin, TX.

Blair served as the director of the Christian Choral Society of Austin, a music program for home-schooled students. She taught about 250 to 300 children between the ages of 4 and 18.

She would sometimes have groups of students come to her house to build sets for musical productions (as reported by the Austin American Statesman).

Strangely, police originally said the killer knew Blair and that there was no risk to the public, although no arrest had been made. Days later they are saying they have no idea who did it. There has not been any mention of a husband, so she was single, or at least living alone.

I have a sense that this was a blameless woman in her early 50s who loved music, living a blameless life and adored by all. The home-school community must be devastated and it gave me a sense that the home-school community is quite large in this area.

The news stations mentioned repeatedly on Sunday that parents were trying to determine how to break the news to their children who had been her students. I'm assuming this must refer to younger children; it was all over the news on Sunday morning and I'm sure social media was on fire immediately.

[Jana814]

How very sad. I hope they find who ever did this.

[DGayle]

If there's no evidence of a break-in, the usually say it's someone who knows the victim, even though they may not know who.

Be sure to keep your doors and windows locked until they find who did that. If they don't know who, it's possible whoever did it didn't know her, but just opened an unlocked door.

[browncoatslytherin]

that is horrible! i hope they catch them pretty quickly. damn. :(

[TXGirlInAMaterialWorld]

That is so sad!

[Jana814]

that is horrible! i hope they catch them pretty quickly. damn. :(

Agree!

[Jana814]

Does anyone know if their any suspects in this case?