Late summer 2015 brought a violent death to the rural community of Big Creek, Kentucky, when 32-year-old Sherry Collins Joseph was found with fatal gunshot wounds on August 13. A 911 call that day came from her 21-year-old boyfriend, Isaiah Stidham, who initially told dispatchers that Sherry had attacked him with a knife and that he shot her in self-defense.

Investigators quickly found inconsistencies in that account. Stidham had knife wounds he later admitted were self-inflicted to support his story. He then acknowledged fabricating the knife attack claim, and investigators concluded Sherry had been shot during an argument. Friends remembered Sherry as friendly and kind, and her death left the small community deeply affected.

Does anyone have information about Sherry’s last day or knew her in Big Creek?