On October 1, 1973, David Sizemore, age 26, was shot and killed in Falmouth, Kentucky during a violent crime spree that began earlier that day in Lexington. Two inmates, William Sloan and Wilmer Scott, had escaped from the federal building in Lexington and carried out a series of crimes that included a carjacking and the murders of Reverend John K. Barnes and two of his children, 17-year-old Francine Barnes and 14-year-old John E. Barnes, at the Barnes family home.

After the Lexington killings, the pair traveled to Falmouth and checked into a motel, where they encountered David Sizemore, his 35-year-old brother Monroe Sizemore, and 64-year-old Elva F. Harper. All three were shot and killed. The two escapees were later captured; Wilmer Scott reportedly died by suicide in jail, and William Sloan was convicted for his role in the murders.

Does anyone have information about David Sizemore’s life in the Falmouth area or memories of the 1973 manhunt that could shed light on his final day?