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Virginia Kearns

Case from Lexington, KY dated Apr 23, 1986

Victim Details

Virginia Kearns

Female

Lexington

KY

1986-04-23

45

Virginia

Kearns

07/03/2026

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In the spring of 1986, a wave of violence shattered the city of Lexington, Kentucky, forever marking the lives of many. At the center of this tragedy was Virginia Kearns, a 45-year-old female. Her life, along with four others, was brutally cut short on April 23rd in a spree of violence that stunned the community. The day began with a disturbance call to the police, placed by Virginia herself, concerning two intoxicated women who were refusing to leave her apartment. Though officers responded, th ...
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    I recently came across an article about the 1986 murders in Lexington, and my heart goes out to the ... ...Read More
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