Carnie F. Hopkins

Death by Force

On a late Sunday evening in September of 1984, the life of Livingston County Deputy Sheriff Carnie F. Hopkins, a 54-year-old male, was tragically cut short. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on September 9th, Deputy Hopkins radioed his dispatch to inform them that he was stopping to investigate a hitchhiker near the intersection of US 60 and KY 137, just east of Smithland, Kentucky. This routine check would tragically be his last communication. A short time later, a dispatcher on their way to work dis ...Read More