Patricia Gail Creech Lutes, 36, was found fatally shot on November 10, 2014, lying in the roadway near her mailbox on Highway 2016 in Beattyville. A neighbor reported hearing a gunshot around 6:30 p.m.; the Lee County Coroner pronounced her dead at the scene. The Kentucky State Police opened a murder investigation that remains unsolved.

Patricia was a member of Tar Ridge Church of God and the mother of three children, D.J., Alexandria Ally, and Vanessa Yeary. She was survived by her husband, Robert E. Lutes, and her mother, Gladys Spencer Creech. Her family has made public appeals for information that could identify the killer.

The case has also had civil repercussions: UNUM Life Insurance Company of America filed to determine the rightful beneficiary of her life insurance policy, in which Robert Lutes was named primary beneficiary. No arrest has been announced in Patricia’s killing. Does anyone in the Beattyville area have information that could help bring justice for Patricia?