Teen held in parents’ deaths

A Rogers High School teacher and her husband were found dead Wednesday, and their 18-year-old son has been booked into Spokane County Jail on two counts of second-degree murder.

The bodies are believed to be those of Teresa “Terri” Kim and her husband, Richard, Spokane County sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Reagan said.

The bodies were discovered in an outbuilding on the couple’s property in the 18500 block of East Eagle Ridge Lane during a welfare check.

Deputies went to the home, in a remote area on about 10 acres near Mount Spokane, after school officials at Rogers High School called to express concern because Teresa Kim had not arrived for work.

Deputy Mark Smoldt found a bloody cellular phone in the driveway and blood on the home’s floors, which was visible from outside, Reagan said. Smoldt entered the residence and a shed, where he discovered the bodies.

The couple’s son, Bryan Kim, was taken into custody at Mount Spokane High School, where he is a student. His red Chevrolet Sprint was taken into evidence, Reagan said.

Cause of death was not yet known, Reagan said. Autopsies on the two victims likely will be performed today.

Teresa Kim had been a math teacher at Rogers for three years and was at Medicine Wheel Academy previously.

Rogers Principal Carole Meyer described Teresa Kim and her colleagues as a close-knit group.

Counselors from other district schools will be at Rogers today for staff and students, said Terren Roloff, district spokeswoman.

A special meeting of Mount Spokane High School staff was held Wednesday afternoon to inform faculty regarding Bryan Kim’s detention and the nature of the investigation, Reagan said.