Description

On October 26, 2014, three members of the well-known and well-liked Champion family were found brutally murdered in their Cadiz, Kentucky farmhouse. The murders came as a shock to the small town’s residents. But nothing would come as more of a shock than the truth of who was responsible for killing Lindsey, Joy, and Emily Champion.

 
 
 

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Show Notes

Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley

Written by Haley Gray and Erica Kelley

Researched by Haley Gray and Erica Kelley

Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner

Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio

Edited & Mixed by Erica Kelley

Episode suggested by “an anonymous person from Trigg County”

Sources:

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  2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ryan-champion-kentucky-man-who-orchestrated-his-familys-killings-avoids-death-penalty/

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  28. Oxygen’s Killer Motive