A Jenkins man killed his girlfriend and two other people before taking his own life early Friday because he apparently thought the three had stolen his money, Letcher County Coroner Marty Baker said.
The apparent triple homicide and suicide was discovered by authorities at 2:15 a.m. Friday.
Baker said authorities suspect that Timothy Shelby, 58, a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service and the military, first shot and killed his girlfriend, Jennifer Walters, 35, at their home on Oak Street in Jenkins.
http://liarcatchers.com/wrongful_death.html
Shelby apparently then went to a home on Ginseng Drive in Jenkins and shot and killed Joshua Wyatt, 25, and Amy Ratliff, 31, before turning the gun on himself, Baker said.
Authorities have been told in interviews that Shelby thought the three had stolen money from him, Baker said.
Kentucky State Police were called early Friday after juveniles found Shelby dead inside the Ginseng Road home When police got there, they also found the bodies of Wyatt and Ratliff, Baker said.
About an hour later, police found Waters dead at the home she shared with Shelby on Oak Street, Baker said.
