Tag Archives: Murder

Kentucky Laws have changed since 1794

Posted on April 30, 2022 by sdbowling

A look at some of our first laws created during the transition from a Virginia county to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792. Continue reading →

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The Frozen Inn- A Bloody Place

Posted on April 7, 2022 by sdbowling

It was certainly a rough place and numerous stabbing and shooting occurred there. A few questions remain: Where was it?, Who ran it?, and How many were killed there?

A quick look at what we know about the mysterious Frozen Inn. Continue reading →

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Was It Charles Miller? We May Never Know

Posted on February 24, 2022 by sdbowling

A skeleton was found on Lower Cut Off Branch with a single gunshot wound to the chest.

A coroner’s inquiry determined he was murdered and then nothing happened.

It is just another unsolved Breathitt County murder. Continue reading →

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Killing “Bad John” Akemon

Posted on February 14, 2022 by sdbowling

It took several bullets to kill “Bad John” Akemon, but he tried for one more bite before he died.

One of Breathitt County’s leading feudists was killed in February 1911. Continue reading →

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Porter Sentenced to Life

Posted on January 7, 2022 by sdbowling

By Stephen D. Bowling January 3, 1922 – Thomas Kelly Porter stood silently and showed no emotion as Judge Sam Hurst sentenced him to life in prison on January 3, 1922. He said nothing but only stared ahead, uncertain of … Continue reading →

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