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Courtney Taylor admitted to killing her family during interview with state police

Days after she allegedly shot and killed her family, and then got shot after she pointed a gun at a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy, Courtney Taylor gave police a nearly 90-minute statement explaining in part why she killed her family. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 25 Jul 2019

Attorney for murder suspect wants his statements to police suppressed

Lawyers for a Corbin man, who is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly killing three people in 2018, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, want to have his statements to police suppressed although it isn’t exactly clear why they want those statements...
Posted On 03 Jul 2019

‘I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?’ defendant asks judge

“I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?” defendant Darnel Chivers asked Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester during his arraignment Thursday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. On May 20, 2019, a Whitley County Grand Jury...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019

Two more Indiana men indicted Monday in connection with 2017 Whitley County triple homicide

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted two Indianapolis men Monday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. The grand jury indicted Darnel Chivers, 39, and Anthony Hester, 34, charging them with three counts of murder in the strangulation deaths of...
Posted On 20 May 2019

Judge denies request to release truck used in homicide case

The owner of a pick-up truck, which is being held in evidence by the Corbin Police Department and was allegedly used to transport a dead body, would like to have their truck back because she needs a vehicle to drive, but a Whitley Circuit Judge shot down that request Tuesday...
Posted On 09 May 2019

Hearing postponed over motion to suppress Courtney Taylor’s statement to police

A hearing to consider a motion to suppress a statement that a Williamsburg woman gave to Kentucky State Police from her hospital bed about the killing of her husband and two children more than two years ago has been postponed. Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged with three counts of...
Posted On 03 May 2019

Hatfield indicted for triple murder; remains jailed on $1 million bond

An Indianapolis man, who is one of three people charged in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family, was indicted Monday morning in connection with the case. He even had a trial date set Monday afternoon for two months from now, but don’t expect the case to go...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Whitley County Grand Jury indicts Indiana man for triple murder

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted an Indianapolis, Indiana man Monday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. The grand jury indicted Jeremy Hatfield, 34, charging him with three counts of murder in the strangulation deaths of Robert Ma...
Posted On 18 Mar 2019

Taylor found competent to stand trial; 2020 trial date set

A special judge ruled Thursday morning that a Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children more than two years ago, is competent to stand trial and he has set a 2020 trial date in her case. Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged...
Posted On 28 Feb 2019

Affidavit details wild events leading up 2017 strangulation murders

A recently filed affidavit in a federal firearms case is shedding new light on a 2017 Whitley County triple homicide case where three Indiana men were recently arrested on murder charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 01 Feb 2019