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‘She just didn’t care’: Prosecutor lays out case against mom in child’s death

The mother of three-year-old Amoura Smallwood, who was brutally beaten to death last February, knew her daughter’s alleged killer for just under a month before the toddler was murdered, according to evidence presented last week at a bond hearing. But even more startling, is that...

Hearing set for Corbin woman charged in connection to death of three-year-old

A hearing has been set for a Corbin woman charged in connection to the death of her three-year-old child in which prosecutors will present a condensed version of their case before a judge. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Mom and boyfriend indicted in February death of three year old

A Corbin man accused of beating a three-year-old child to death while babysitting her in February and the child’s mother were both indicted Monday morning by a Whitley County grand jury. Jordan Blake Taylor, 22, and Alexandra Ward, 20, were named in separate indictments in...

Third suspect in July slaying caught

(Story by Jeff Ledington, Mountain Advocate) The third suspect in the July 30 slaying of Matthew Welsh has been arrested. James Young, 35, of Corbin was one of three men indicted in October in connection with Welsh’s death. Charles McVey, 38, of Woodbine, and Joseph...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021
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Suspect in murder case captured late Tuesday evening

A Keavy man, who is charged with murder in connection with the Dec. 20 slaying of an East Bernstadt man and who engaged in a five-hour barricade situation with police before being arrested on Dec. 23, is slated to be arraigned this morning in Laurel District Court. Robert Brandon...
Posted On 30 Dec 2020

Missing person case turns into homicide investigation; one arrested

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Posted On 05 Sep 2018

JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW: Daughter says mother to blame for her own death

Christy McFadden, the Corbin woman accused of complicity to the murder of her mother, told her version of how her mother’s death occurred in a jailhouse interview Tuesday. McFadden and her husband, Joseph, were arrested in relation to the death of McFadden’s mother, Sherry Rose,...

Corbin woman killed; couple charged

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested four people, including the victim’s daughter and son-in-law, after the body of a missing Corbin woman was found in Clay County Tuesday morning.

Trimble, Hammons among intended victims in complicity to commit murder case

William Sutton is accused of criminal complicity to commit murder. William T. Sutton admitted to police that he offered another inmate at the Whitley County Detention Center a total of $40,000 to kill four people, including Whitley County Attorney Bob Hammons and Commonwealth’s...
Posted On 05 Apr 2017