BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say an eastern Kentucky man has been charged with killing a woman found in a burned out residence.
A statement from police on Wednesday says 55-year-old Melvin G. Slone of Beattyville is charged with murder in the death of 79-year-old Martha Belle Hollar.
Firefighters found Hollar’s body after extinguishing a blaze at her residence earlier this month. An autopsy found that Hollar had been fatally shot before the fire began.
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It wasn’t immediately clear whether Slone has an attorney.
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