William Carlie ’Bill’ Ashby, 64, was found dead at the Catalina Motel on West New Circle Road in Lexington on the afternoon of Friday, April 8, 2022. Police were called to assist another agency and Ashby was pronounced dead at the scene; the Fayette County coroner’s office recorded the time of death as 2:43 p.m. He was originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky, and had worked nearly two decades as a truck driver for Ashby Trucking. He also volunteered for the Beaver Dam Fire Department and is survived by children and grandchildren.

The investigation produced two suspects: a 50-year-old man, Danny Sims, and a 30-year-old woman, Alysha Noel. Both were arrested and charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence and were held in the Fayette County Detention Center. Noel later pleaded guilty to facilitation of murder in April 2022; Sims entered guilty pleas to murder and tampering in March 2025 with prosecutors recommending a combined sentence.

Did anyone in the Lexington or Beaver Dam communities know William or have information about his movements that afternoon?