Double murder victim identified as Carlisle man accused enters plea
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PARIS, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Bourbon County John Doe has been identified six days after his death, according to authorities.
Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, Kentucky State Police said troopers came across 19-year-old Christopher Taulbee on U.S. 60 in Carter County. According to court documents, Taulbee was seen driving a silver Chevrolet Equinox with a flat tire and missing its driver's side door while he was naked with blood on his hands and chest.
Detectives learned that earlier that morning, Taulbee allegedly killed his child's mother, 20-year-old Dixieana Brainard, and a man police believed she was 'in a dating relationship' with in Bourbon County.
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Bourbon County Coroner DeeGee Roe told FOX 56 that the male didn't have any form of identification on him, and their cellphones were allegedly disposed of, so she wasn't initially able to identify him.
On Wednesday, April 9, Roe said John Doe was identified as 24-year-old Charles 'Chuck' Callaway. Callaway reportedly wasn't initially from the area, but he did live in Lexington.
Investigators noted that they believed Callaway and Brainard were in a 'dating relationship,' but according to Roe, no one knew who was with Brainard that night.
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Taulbee was arraigned at 1 p.m. on April 9. Court officials told FOX 56 he'd appear virtually.
He entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday afternoon and will be represented by a public defender.
A preliminary hearing has been set for 1:30 p.m. on April 16.
This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 56 News for updates.
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