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A 79 year old woman's murder is marked one of the most brutal in Covington, KY
In the summer of 1979, a quiet community in Covington, Kentucky, was unsettled by the death of a 77-year-old woman named Sarah Jane Kelley. A resident of a second-floor apartment, Kelley was known to be a regular attendee of a local prayer meeting. It was her failure to appear at one of these gatherings on July 5, 1979, that raised concern among her friends and led to the discovery of a grim scene.
When authorities were called to her home, they found Kelley's body inside her apartment. In ...Read More
In the summer of 1979, a quiet community in Covington, Kentucky, was unsettled by the death of a 77-year-old woman named Sarah Jane Kelley. A resident of a second-floor apartment, Kelley was known to be a regular attendee of a local prayer meeting. It was her failure to appear at one of these gatherings on July 5, 1979, that raised concern among her friends and led to the discovery of a grim scene.
When authorities were called to her home, they found Kelley's body inside her apartment. In ...Read More
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Sarah Jane Kelley
October 27, 2022
Female
Covington
KY
1979-07-05
1901-11-18
77
Sarah Jane
Kelley
Victim
12/05/2025
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I was thinking about the role of Sarah Jane Kelley's regular routines and how they played into her c... ...Read More
10/14/2024
10/14/2024
Has anyone looked into Sarah's community involvement from back then? It's always struck me that she ... ...Read More
05/19/2024
05/19/2024
