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Testing of blood evidence slowing progress in murder case where victim was stabbed 39 times

When friends and family members found Billy Lawson dead on Feb. 11, inside a game room he operated on the Kentucky side of Jellico, there was “blood everywhere,” a caller told Whitley County E-911 dispatchers. Authorities determined that he had been stabbed 39 times. A trio of...
Posted On 06 Dec 2019

Fatal stabbing suspect ordered to undergo competency exam

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly stabbed one man to death on Jan. 15 and a day later stabbed a Whitley County wrecker service owner in the leg, has been ordered to undergo testing to see if he is competent to stand trial and to determine his criminal responsibility. Whitley...
Posted On 21 Feb 2018

Fatal stabbing suspect has history of mental health problems, bank robbery

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly stabbed one man to death last Monday afternoon and who stabbed a Whitley County wrecker service owner in the leg last Tuesday evening, has a lengthy history of mental health issues and spent several years in a Tennessee prison in connection with...
Posted On 25 Jan 2018

Update: Fatal stabbing suspect identified, still at large

Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in southern Whitley County Monday afternoon and authorities are still searching for the person responsible. Police are searching for Jeffery L. Cole, 27, of New York, who is wanted in connection with the stabbing. “No...
Posted On 16 Jan 2018

KSP investigating fatal stabbing, suspect still at large

Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in southern Whitley County and authorities are still searching for the person responsible. The stabbing apparently happened sometime before 3 p.m. Monday at the residence of Franzine Minchen at 841 Jordan Hollow Road. When...
Posted On 16 Jan 2018