In the quiet town of Corbin, Kentucky, a heart-wrenching story unfolded in February 2015, forever altering the lives of a well-respected family. Dr. Sarah Hendrix, a 54-year-old female, was a dedicated Associate Professor and the Director of the Social Work Program at Union College in Barbourville. Her life, however, was tragically cut short on February 11, 2015, in a devastating act of violence that also claimed the lives of her husband, Kevin Hendrix, and their young daughter, Grace.
The grim discovery was made at their home on Forest Circle Drive after police in Baltimore County, Maryland, contacted the Corbin Police Department. Authorities in Maryland had been involved in a pursuit with a vehicle registered to the Hendrix family. The driver, later identified as the couple's 16-year-old son, Jason Hendrix, engaged in a shootout with officers and was fatally wounded. This prompted a welfare check at the family's Kentucky residence, leading to the discovery of the triple homicide.
Investigators who entered the Corbin home found Dr. Sarah Hendrix, her husband Kevin, and their daughter Grace deceased from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The preliminary investigation suggested that the family may have been deceased for several days before their bodies were found. The incident sent shockwaves through the community, with Union College releasing a statement expressing their heartbreak over the loss of a valued educator and friend.
The investigation into the motive for this tragic event pointed towards a domestic dispute. It was suggested that the killings may have stemmed from a disagreement over the teenager's computer use. The suspect in the triple murder, Jason Hendrix, was killed by police in Maryland following the pursuit and shootout, during which one officer was injured. Therefore, with the sole suspect deceased, the case did not proceed to arrests or a trial. The community was left to mourn the loss of a compassionate professor, a loving family, and grapple with the unsettling nature of the violence that had occurred in their midst.
