On January 13, 2017, 18-year-old Jessie Taylor of Williamsburg, Kentucky, was found in her family home with a fatal gunshot wound. Her father, Larry Taylor, and younger sister, Jolee Taylor, were also discovered dead in their bedrooms; investigators believe all three were attacked while they slept.

Whitley County deputies responded after receiving a welfare check and were met by Courtney Taylor, the victims’ mother, who was reportedly armed and refused orders to disarm. A deputy fired two shots, wounding Courtney; she was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital for treatment and later arrested on three counts of capital murder in the deaths of her husband and daughters.

Investigators reportedly pointed to a financial dispute tied to a sizable settlement as a possible motive. During court proceedings Courtney entered an Alford plea, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole on June 24, 2020, for the deaths of Jessie, Larry, and Jolee.

Did anyone in the community have contact with the Taylor family in the weeks before January 13, 2017?