Kristy Marie Taylor, 57, was found fatally shot in the driveway of her Fawnwood Road home in Salem, Arkansas, just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. She worked for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. The Arkansas State Police took the lead on what was investigated as a homicide and her body was sent to the state crime lab for autopsy.

In the weeks before her death Kristy had filed for divorce from her husband, Harvey John Taylor, in June 2022, and a judge issued a restraining order for both parties. Investigators later uncovered allegations that Harvey had offered another man $5,000 to kill Kristy and her dog, a detail that became central to the developing case.

Two arrests were announced in January 2023: 49-year-old Harvey John Taylor was taken into custody in Fulton County and transferred to Baxter County Jail because of Kristy’s employment, and a second suspect, identified as Thomas Sanchez, was apprehended in Texas to await extradition. Both were charged with first-degree murder and held on $1 million bonds. Does anyone have information about Kristy’s life in Salem or about contacts she may have had in 2022?