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Francine Price Barnes

Case from Lexington, KY dated Oct 01, 1973

Victim Details

Francine Price Barnes

Female

White / Caucasian

Lexington

KY

1973-10-01

17

Francine

Price Barnes

07/19/2026

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In the autumn of 1973, a horrific crime shattered the peace of a Lexington, Kentucky community. On October 1st, 17-year-old Francine Price Barnes, a female student at the Sayre School, was found murdered in her family's home on Russell Cave Road. Tragically, she was not the only victim of the brutal attack. Her father, the Reverend John K. Barnes, and her 14-year-old brother, John E. Barnes, were also killed.

The perpetrators were identified as two escaped federal inmates, Wilmer Scott an ...
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  • 2 Escapees Held in Killing Of 6 Persons in Kentucky (Published 1973)
  • Francine Price Barnes (1956-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial
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