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Paige Murphy

Case from Essie, KY dated Nov 08, 2018

Victim Details

Paige Murphy

Female

White / Caucasian

Essie

KY

2018-11-08

28

Paige

Murphy

07/18/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 8, 2018, the quiet community of Essie, Kentucky, was disturbed by an act of violence that would end the life of 28-year-old Paige Murphy. A call was made to the Kentucky State Police at 7:30 a.m. reporting an unresponsive woman inside a residence on Weeping Cherry Lane. When officers arrived, they found Murphy, a white female, with a fatal gunshot wound. The Leslie County Deputy Coroner pronounced her deceased at the scene at 9:25 a.m.

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  • LEX18.com: Police Capture Man Wanted In Leslie Co. Shooting Death
  • LEX18.com: Suspect Wanted Connection To Leslie County Murder
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