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Lindsay Vanhoose

Case from Paintsville, KY dated Feb 10, 2018

Victim Details

Lindsay Vanhoose

Female

White / Caucasian

Paintsville

KY

2018-02-10

41

Lindsay

Vanhoose

07/14/2026

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In the quiet town of Paintsville, Kentucky, a tragic event unfolded, leaving the community in shock and mourning the loss of 40-year-old Lindsay Marlene VanHoose. On Saturday, February 10, 2018, Lindsay's life was cut short in a devastating act of violence that also claimed the lives of three others.

The incident was part of a horrifying quadruple murder-suicide perpetrated by Lindsay's boyfriend, Joseph Nickell. In a spree of violence, Nickell first fatally shot his own parents, James an ...
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  • Update: Names released after five people killed in murder suicide
  • Names of Johnson County shooting victims released
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