On March 25, 1990, during her daily walk, Lucinda Strange was murdered just a few hundred feet from her home. Law enforcement had no suspects, no motive, no leads- until just a few months later and a few miles away a battered 15 year old girl walked out of the woods with a story of survival that few could believe. The victim said she had been abducted, chained to a tree, repeatedly raped and kept prisoner for nearly three weeks at a remote campsite in the woods by two men. In a moment of opportunity, the young girl said she had shot and killed her captor and that he could be found dead in his bed at the camp. When police raided the camp they found the man and nearby a diary that detailed a trail of grisly crimes committed by the dead man- Phillip Clopton and his friend...James Ray Cable. The diary provided law enforcement a hand drawn map where they located a severed arm from another teenage victim- and information linking James Ray Cable to series of unsolved homicides across the state. Decades later, DNA testing would confirm that James Ray Cable killed at least five Kentucky women. But..how are these men connected to the murder of Lucinda Strange?  It's been decades and police are still waiting for information to crack this cold case.  #coldcase #kygonecold #bardstown 

The 1990 murder of 21 year old Jennifer Bailey and the 1992 murder of 24 year old Greta Henson have haunted Bell County for nearly three decades. Local residents believe the murders are connected and that the killer/killers have not been arrested because they are members of a prominent family. The Kentucky State Police detectives assigned to these cold cases are desperate for new leads from the public. With these two cases, it is hard to tell fact from fiction. Join me as I dive into these horrible murder cases  and discuss what the known facts say about a possible connection (if any). If you have information about either of these unsolved murders, please contact Kentucky State Police Post 10 in Harlan at 606-573-3131.

#kygonecold
#truecrime
#kyunsolved
#coldcase

**NOTE: I inadvertently mispronounced Vanissa’s name in both episodes. It is pronounced slightly different than the traditional Vanessa name. I am so sorry for this error and it will be corrected with a recorded introduction to both episodes. **

The brutal murder of 17 year old Vanissa Waford on June 25, 1989 shocked the small town of Shelbyville, KY. The investigation quickly produced results when a suspect was indicted just eight months later. All eyes were on William Ray Stark, Jr. as the person who killed Vanissa as a part of a larger crime spree that took place throughout the city of Louisville in the summer of 1989. Stark was convicted in Jefferson County and sentenced to 537 years for 25+ robberies.   As the trial for Vanessa's murder inched forward over the next three years there were dozens of roadblocks and missteps from troublesome witnesses,  withheld evidence, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, allegations of racial bias, resignation of attorneys, change of venue... and so many more factors that all contributed to the delay of justice for the Waford family. Ultimately, these errors came to haunt everyone involved in the case when the charges against Stark were dismissed in March 1993. There has been no re-indictment Of Stark and no new arrest for the crime in the last 30 years. The case is still classified as "open" but there have been no public statements related to the case in nearly three decades. Stark remains in prison for his Louisville convictions and has been denied parole four times. There are so many questions that have never been answered and there is still no justice for Vanissa and her family. 

I wanted to give a HUGE THANK YOU to the amazing reporters at the Shelbyville Sentinel-News who did an incredible job covering this case as it happened back in 1989 through 1993. I relied heavily on the details provided in dozens and dozens of articles spanning 1989-1993. The work that local news reporters do is invaluable! 

**NOTE: I inadvertently mispronounced Vanissa’s name in both episodes. It is pronounced slightly different than the traditional Vanessa name. I am so sorry for this error and it will be corrected with a recorded introduction to both episodes. **

On June 25, 1989, beloved seventeen year old Vanissa "Nissy" Waford was working her shift at Maxie's Shoe Store in Shelbyville, Kentucky. "Nissy" had just graduated at the top of her class at Shelby County High School and was headed off to college in the fall. On that fateful day, just as the store closed the beautiful teenager was brutally beaten to death in a robbery gone wrong. The senseless murder rocked the small town and police were desperate for answers. The investigation took months but in March 1991, William Ray Stark, Jr. was arrested for the crime. The arrest and indictment brought some degree of relief to the community but justice would not come for the crime. What followed the indictment was a legal nightmare and a failed prosecution. The failures mean that there has been no justice for Vanissa, her family or the community.

On July 3, 1994, 21 year old Linda Gibson and her 4 year old half-brother Cody Garrett left their apartment to walk to the local convenience store.  The siblings never returned home. Four days later their mother and step-father were driven to a vacant field at the edge town where the bodies of her two children were subsequently found. It has been nearly 28 years since this brutal double homicide rocked the small town of Somerset, KY and the family of these victims is stills searching for answers.

** In this episode, I inadvertently mispronounced the last name of the Somerset Sheriff Sam Catron.  I only learned of this after recording the entire episode. I wanted to apologize for this error. In any future episodes this mistake will be corrected.**

Kandi Green Gonzalez was last seen on June 1, 2021 in the Abbott Creek Road area of Prestonsburg, KY.  On the day she vanished she was caught on a video that has gone viral pleading for a neighbor to call her mother.  Two years before Kandi disappeared another young woman, Krista Garrett disappeared without a trace. This episode explores the mysterious disappearances of these two women and whether or not they may be connected by more than geography. 

On June 22, 2013, Brookelyn S. Farthing, known to her family and friends as Brooke, was last seen at a home on Dillon Court in Berea, KY. The last text sent from her phone was at 5:30 a.m. Massive searches have been conducted by friends, family and law enforcement in the area surrounding the home but no evidence has been found.  It has been nearly ten years and the case seems to be no closer to a conclusion than it was on the weekend that Brooke went missing. Where is Brooke????? News clip credit: WLEX18 and WKYT. 

The final episode on the complicated case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Anthony Gray will focus on the alternative perpetrator evidence presented by the defense at the third trial. The episode will also include final thoughts/opinions on this strange legal mystery. SOUND NOTE: Sorry in advance for the "popping" in this episode. A "pop "filter has been ordered for my microphone and will be in place before next week's episode! Thanks for hanging in with me as I navigate this new world.