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Gary Wayne Bentley, 33, was found dead in his bed at the family home on Troutman Hill Road in Campbellsburg, Kentucky, on December 10, 2017. He had been shot once in the back of the head, and investigators judged the scene had been staged to look like a burglary; more than 20 firearms were reported missing from a safe but there were no signs of forced entry.

Suspicion focused on his wife, Tasha Bentley, after she contacted Gary’s father because she could not reach him. Records show a $1 million life insurance policy on Gary had become active four days before the killing; Tasha had taken out that policy. During questioning her account shifted and she admitted to shooting Gary, alleging he had attacked their four-year-old son and kicked her, a claim authorities said was unsupported by evidence.

Authorities also investigated allegations of tampering with the scene and other criminal activity connected to the household. Did anyone in the Campbellsburg area see or hear anything unusual around the family home in early December 2017?