On October 26, 2014, 60-year-old Joy A. Champion was found shot to death in her home in Cadiz, Kentucky, along with her husband Lindsey, 62, and their daughter Emily, 31. The household’s son, Ryan Champion, 36, survived and initially reported an intruder story, saying a 22-year-old acquaintance, Vito Riservato, had bound him and Emily and shot their parents before Ryan killed Riservato in self-defense. All four bodies were discovered at the residence.

Kentucky State Police later dismantled that account. Evidence led to Ryan’s arrest days after the killings and investigators concluded he had arranged a murder-for-hire, recruiting Riservato to kill his family and then killing Riservato to silence him. Emily had been bound with duct tape before being shot. Ryan was charged with four counts of capital murder and one count of kidnapping and ultimately pleaded guilty; an accomplice, Ann Plotkin, pleaded guilty to complicity charges and received a 22-year sentence.

Does anyone have information about Joy Champion’s life in Cadiz or memories to share about her work as a longtime teacher and member of the Cadiz Church of Christ?