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Charles Phipps

Case from Barbourville, KY dated May 11, 2017

Victim Details

Charles Phipps

Male

White / Caucasian

Barbourville

KY

2017-05-11

33

Charles

Phipps

07/06/2026

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In the quiet community of Barbourville, Kentucky, the discovery of a fire on May 11, 2017, led to a grim finding that would unravel a tragic family story. Inside a burned residence, authorities found the body of 33-year-old Charles Ashley Phipps, a white male. Initially, the scene suggested a fatal fire, but an autopsy soon revealed a more sinister cause of death: a gunshot wound to the torso. This discovery transformed the investigation into a homicide case, leaving the community in search of a ...
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  • Man found dead in burning Knox County home
  • The Times-Tribune.com: Barbourville man arrested for murder of son
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