It’s been eight years since a man was sentenced to decades in prison for the murder of a former Lexington priest. Now, another man has written a letter to LEX 18, saying the wrong person was convicted.
Andy Turner, who’s serving time in Eddyville for writing cold checks, wrote a five-page letter to LEX 18 taking responsibility for the 2003 murder of Joseph Pilger. It’s a crime that Jason Russell already admitted to in 2005, and we talked to him right after his guilty plea.
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Lexington Police and Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson also confirm they received a copy of Turner’s letter and they’re looking into it, which is standard procedure.
Larson says to remember that Russell took full responsibility for the crime already and is serving a 30-year sentence for it.
The 78-year-old priest was killed with a pick axe because Russell says the priest and registered sex offender masturbated to pictures of his 6-year-old son.
