In the autumn of 1989, a tragic event unfolded in the rural landscape of London, Kentucky, forever altering the lives of several families. Kimberly Kay Barnes Bowersock, a 21-year-old woman, traveled from her home in Ohio to Kentucky with a friend, Lillian Contino. Their plan was to pick up another friend, Calvin Reynolds, and was accompanied by Jerry McMillen who provided the transportation.
Their journey led them to a remote cabin where a night of unimaginable violence awaited them.
On the evening of October 8, 1989, Kimberly, along with her companions, found themselves in the company of Robert C. Foley. An argument erupted, and Foley, in a fit of rage, brandished a 9mm pistol and opened fire. He fatally shot Kimberly, Calvin Reynolds, Lillian Contino, and Jerry McMillen. In the immediate aftermath, Foley and an accomplice moved the bodies of the four victims from the cabin into a log-hauling trailer. The remains of Kimberly and the other victims were not discovered for two years, leaving their families in a prolonged state of uncertainty and grief.
The investigation into the disappearance of Kimberly and the others eventually led law enforcement to Robert C. Foley. He was subsequently arrested, tried, and convicted for the murders. In 1994, a jury sentenced him to death for the killings of Kimberly Bowersock, Calvin Reynolds, Lillian Contino, and Jerry McMillen. Foley was already under a separate death sentence for the murders of two brothers in an unrelated case.
