In the autumn of 1989, a tragic and brutal series of events unfolded in the wooded landscape of Laurel County, Kentucky, culminating in the death of 28-year-old Lillian Contino. Contino, along with three other individuals, Calvin Reynolds, Jerry McMillen, and Kimberly Kay Barnes Bowersock, were last seen alive on October 8, 1989. Their disappearance would remain a mystery for two years, a period of uncertainty and anguish for their families.
The grim truth of their fate was finally unearthed in 1991 when their bodies were discovered concealed in a septic tank on a piece of property in the Bald Rock community.
The investigation into the quadruple homicide eventually led to the arrest of Robert Foley. According to testimony from witnesses, the four victims had accompanied Foley to a remote cabin. An argument erupted, and in a sudden act of violence, Foley drew a 9-mm pistol and shot all four individuals. Following the murders, their personal belongings were taken, and their bodies were moved from the cabin and hidden. For his role in the deaths of Lillian Contino, Calvin Reynolds, Jerry McMillen, and Kimberly Kay Barnes Bowersock, Robert Foley was tried, convicted, and ultimately sentenced to death.
