Kentucky man arrested in 1984 killing of Owensboro woman
FOX23 News at 9 p.m
METROPOLIS, Ill., (KBSI) – A Massac County grand jury has indicted a Kentucky man on multiple murder charges in connection with a 1984 killing, the state’s attorney’s office announced Friday.
George E. Bradfield, 76, of Owensboro, Kentucky, faces five counts of murder in the death of Lisa Ann Carnes.
Authorities said Carnes, 26, was found dead March 30, 1984, in a field in rural Massac County.
Her cause of death was determined to be a single gunshot wound.
Bradfield has been arrested and is currently in custody in Owensboro.
The Illinois State Police led the investigation, with assistance from the Massac County Sheriff’s Office, the Owensboro Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Officials said the charges are allegations, and Bradfield is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.