Michael Allen Munk Taylor, 38, was found dead in Burkesville, Kentucky, on October 12, 2016, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. A machine operator and native of Barren County who lived in Cumberland County, he was father to three children and well known across South Central Kentucky. His funeral was held the following Sunday at the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home and he was buried in Smiths Cemetery in Cumberland County.

Local investigators quickly identified a suspect, and the case moved through Cumberland County Circuit Court. On January 24, 2019, a Burkesville resident, Daniel Arthur Blair, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and to tampering with physical evidence; he was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, with 15 years for manslaughter and a consecutive five-year term for the tampering charge.