01-06-2025
Neighbor reportedly finds couple dead in Russell County home
JABEZ, Ky. (FOX 56) — Russell County officials and Kentucky State Police (KSP) are investigating after a neighbor found a husband and wife dead from 'apparent gunshot wounds' on Saturday night, according to the Russell County Coroner's Office.
In a news release, the coroner's office staff said that around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, members were sent to a residence on Cherokee Trail in Jabez. When authorities arrived, Thomas Sawyer, 78, and his wife, Dorothy Sawyer, 80, were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
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Witnesses told law enforcement a neighbor had reportedly stopped by to check on the couple and found them dead.
Thomas and Dorothy Sawyer were taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for autopsies.
The death investigation remains ongoing.
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