Police confirm they have found the Facebook murder suspect dead in his car in the city of Erie after a chase with Pennsylvania State Police Tuesday.

Steve Stephens was found inside in of his Ford Fusion with a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 11:15 a.m. During the pursuit, the car was described as a white Ford Fusion. Stephens was driving a vehicle with the same description and temporary license plates, Cleveland police said.

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Police are blocking off the area with crime-scene tape.

The search for the suspect who authorities said killed an elderly man and then posted the video on Facebook expanded outside Ohio, with authorities calling on residents of nearby states to be on alert.

Stephens is accused of killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin on Sunday in a residential area east of Cleveland, police said.

Stephens uploaded a video to his Facebook page showing a gun pointed at  Godwin’s head. He forced the elderly man to say the name of his ex-girlfriend before executing him.

The video was posted around 2 p.m. Sunday. Facebook later disabled access to it.

Stephens claimed on Facebook that he committed multiple homicides, but police said they have no knowledge of other victims.

Officials believe a body found on the riverbanks in Whitley County is connected to a months-old missing person’s case.

A passerby called officials to report the deceased victim, who was located in a tree along the Cumberland River on Clear Fork.

The body is close to the Kentucky/Tennessee border. The Sheriff confirms to LEX 18 that the body is believed to be that of a man who went missing from a rest area back in January.

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Randall Walker went missing from a rest area on I-75. The driver of the vehicle told law enforcement that he and Walker were on a trip back to Ohio from a doctor’s appointment in Georgia when they stopped in the middle of the night on their way back through. The friend told investigators Walker went inside to use the restroom while he was helping another motorist with a dead battery.

Walker’s cell phone, wallet, and his cane were left behind in the vehicle.

A Shepherdsville man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for seeking sex with a minor.

Jonathen Howerton was sentenced last week in Louisville. As part of his plea deal, the 25-year-old must register as a sex offender upon release.

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Howerton was arrested in July 2016 and charged with prohibited use of an electronic communications system to procure a minor for sex.

A Lexington man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a fentanyl overdose case.

Joshua Ewing, 28, was sentenced in federal court Monday for his role in the death of Jeremy Deaton. Deaton overdosed in the garage of his home in 2016. His body was found by his then 10-year-old son.

Under federal law, if you are convicted of distributing drugs that result in an overdose death, you face a minimum of 20 years in prison and potential for life.  If you have a prior drug felony conviction a mandatory sentence of life is given.

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Deaton’s brother, Christopher, wants people to realize the culpability of drug dealers.

“Drug dealing has to stop. We have to do more in this country. Certainly, the U.S. Attorney’s office here has a large hammer and the drug dealers need to understand if they’re going to continue to pedal this poison, they will very likely find themselves in this courtroom in the same situation,” Deaton told LEX 18.

A Pikeville man is facing multiple felony arson charges following a fire that damaged two local business, power lines and property belonging to a local church.

According to the Appalachian News-Express, Tommy Lee Travis Engle was indicted on three felony arson charges, three counts of second-degree arson, three felony counts of first-degree criminal mischief and a charge of being a persistent felony offender.

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Engle is accused of starting a fire on April 7 at the building that housed Red’s Small Engine Repair. The fire also targeted a vehicle owned by Maranatha Bible Church and another vehicle owned by an individual.

A Whitley County woman pleaded not guilty to the murders of her two daughters and her husband.

Police say Courtney Taylor shot all three of her immediate family members in their home in January. Taylor was arraigned on capital murder charges.

Taylor is accused of shooting her daughters Jessie and Jolee, and her husband, Larry, while all three were asleep in their beds. Taylor is also accused of pointing her gun at two sheriff’s deputies, forcing them to shoot her twice.

A KSP detective said Taylor told him she killed her husband Larry over missing money and then killed her two daughters so they wouldn’t have to grow up without a mother like she did. The detective said Taylor killed her husband over a cash settlement of $264,000 that was missing from their bank account.

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The detective said on the night of January 13, a relative of the Taylor family forced his way into the home because no one had heard from the family since the day before. He told police he found Courtney Taylor asleep on the couch with a loaded gun. Investigators say the man found Jessie Taylor lying dead in her bed. He then unloaded Taylor’s gun and called 911.

The detective said Taylor indicated at the scene of the crime that she wanted to die and she said, “it’s not supposed to be this way.”

After entering her plea, Taylor’s attorney made a motion for the judge to clear the courtroom. The judge granted the motion.

The Laurel County Coroner tells LEX 18 they believe the body found in a lake Sunday is 21-year-old Andrew Ku of New York, NY.

The coroner says crews were called around 12:30PM when fisherman out on Lake Laurel spotted a body floating in the water.

They said it was found near a boat ramp in the Marsh Branch area.

Kentucky State Police and the coroner were working the scene for hours trying to figure out who the man was.

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Fishermen in the area say they’re surprised they didn’t notice anything earlier this morning. They say this lake is a clean one. You can see clearly in some spots but they do say it gets deep quickly and you can only see so far.

“I was here yesterday afternoon and I fish the cove where they found the body. There was no body there then,” said Eddie Evans, who fishes at the lake often.

“It’s a very nice lake, you know, it’s very beautiful with the trees surrounding it and the forrest and everything. Lots of room for everybody to do everything they wanted to -tubing, boating, just everything,” said boater Tanner Walden.

An investigation is underway to figure out how Ku died.

One person has died in a shooting at a Louisville housing complex.

A Louisville Police spokesperson says police were called to S 13th Street and Bulger Court near the Park Hill housing complex around 11:46AM, WAVE 3 News reports.

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Reportedly two women were shot. One died from her injuries and the other was taken to the hospital in critical condition

The shooting is under investigation.