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Billie Jo BJ Hettinger

Case from Louisville, KY dated Mar 20, 2016

Victim Details

Billie Jo BJ Hettinger

Female

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

2016-03-20

32

Billie

Jo BJ Hettinger

07/11/2026

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In what was described by a neighbor as a nearly 'perfect family,' a quiet Sunday in an upscale Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood was shattered by a horrific act of violence. On March 20, 2016, 32-year-old Billie Jo 'BJ' Hettinger, a White female, was tragically killed in her home. Her life, along with those of her two young children, was cut short in a shocking murder-suicide orchestrated by her husband. The incident unfolded in their Saratoga Springs Place residence, leaving a community in mour ...
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  • WLKY: Police: Man shoots, kills family before arson, suicide
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