Description
In 2003, eighteen year old freshman, Katie Autry, was raped, beaten and set on fire in her dorm room at Western Kentucky University. Two suspects would soon emerge. One white, from a wealthy family. The other mixed race, from a poor family. The case would consume WKU, Bowling Green and the rest of Kentucky, with loyalties on both sides. To this day, many locals believe that one of those boys got away with murder.
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Show Notes
Suggested Reading: Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky by William Van Meter
Case suggested by listeners Mike & Kaneal Whitlow
Written, hosted, produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio
Sources
https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/court-of-appeals/2009/2008-ca-001453.html
https://casetext.com/case/autry-v-western-kentucky-university
https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Man-acquitted-in-student-s-death-charged-with-8691172.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Kentucky_University
https://www.wave3.com/story/3063766/soules-says-autry-fought-back-but-couldnt-stop-attack/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8134509/melissa-kaye-autry
https://www.facebook.com/lucus.goodrum
https://www.reddit.com/r/WKU/comments/av78xg/katie_autry_murder_2003/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/misc.legal/tISzgUHMf-8/9RFnqXGfKUkJ