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On January 15, 2013, a custody exchange in a Hazard Community and Technical College parking lot ended in lethal violence. Twelve-year-old Taylor Jade Cornett, who was described as a caring sixth grader who loved basketball and volunteered at her church, was shot in the back seat of a vehicle during the attack. She was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and died of her injuries on January 16, 2013.

Taylor’s father, 53-year-old Jackie Doug Cornett, and her 20-year-old cousin, Caitlin Paige Cornett, were both killed at the scene. The exchange involved Caitlin’s two-year-old son and his father, 21-year-old Dalton Lee Stidham; the child was unharmed. Stidham allegedly opened fire, later turned himself in, reportedly admitted he had snapped, and had purchased the semi-automatic pistol used just hours earlier. He was arrested and charged with three counts of murder and later indicted.

If anyone knew Taylor, her family, or witnessed the exchange that day, does any detail still stand out?