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Jane Gothard

Case from Flatwoods, KY dated May 17, 2015

Victim Details

Jane Gothard

Female

White / Caucasian

Flatwoods

KY

2015-05-17

63

Jane

Gothard

07/04/2026

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In the quiet community of Flatwoods, Kentucky, Janet Gothard, a 63-year-old woman, was fatally shot in her home on Diedrich Drive around noon on Sunday, May 17, 2015. She was transported to Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, where she later died from her injuries.

At the time of the incident, the Kentucky State Police acknowledged they had a suspect in the shooting, although no immediate arrests were made. An autopsy was scheduled to be performed by the state medical examiner's office in Fr ...
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