Larissa Deanne Cox was 48 when she was killed in Stearns, Kentucky on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. A Licensed Practical Nurse with 25 years’ experience who had worked as a travel nurse, she was a mother of three and a grandmother of three. She was described as a prominent and beloved member of her small community.

Kentucky State Police say they were called to a residence in Stearns after an altercation and found Cox deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Investigators identified her daughter’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Preston Clark, as the person responsible; Clark was arrested and charged with murder.

Anyone who knew Larissa Cox, her family, or who has information about what happened at the Stearns residence on June 26, 2019 is asked to come forward.