KY - Amber Spradlin, 39, stabbed 11 times, Prestonsburg, June 17 2023

[Nancy19XX]

I haven't seen this posted yet and my cousin who lives in the area brought it to my attention. They asked to help get the word out, so let's help get justice for Amber!

As of today, August 27th, 2923, it does not appear an arrest has been made.

Unsolved murder of Kentucky woman stabbed 11 times leaves family shaken

(WHAS) - FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. — Family, attorneys and community members from the small community of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, gathered on the courthouse steps Thursday to expose what they know about a brutal killing, now going 10 days unsolved.

According to Kentucky State Police, 38-year-old Amber Spradlin was found dead in a home on Arkansas Creek, on June 18. The incident that led to her death is believed to have happened overnight, on June 17.

There’s a monster out there’: Family focused on finding justice for Floyd County murder victim

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - When looking into the 9-1-1 calls Amber Spradlin is believed to have placed on the night of her death, her cousin Debbie Hall is left wondering who dropped the call.
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Hall said it may not have been a murder investigation if emergency response services were sufficient.

Williams said, between around 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., there are no police officers to respond to calls in the county.

 

[worm]

I appreciate the articles and @Nancy19XX for posting them however there seems to be little about this murder or the victim and a whole bunch about what a mess that she has to depend on. I live in a small SC county that has had shortages in police/fire but always made sure it was covered. It really says that thru the middle of the night “THERE ARE NO COPS”. There just has to be a sheriff, county super, or somebody to answer for this.

 

[ErinC]

We're in that general neck of the woods, and sometime back the county next to us went without deputies at all for a period of time. Meigs on verge of becoming one-cop county This is the only article I could find quickly about it- in the end the sheriff told residents that they would have to arm themselves as there was no one to do more than come and take a report. Where I'm going with that- in Appalachia it isn't at all unheard of to be without deputies, or to only have a very few on duty for a huge area, especially overnight. I'm honestly not surprised that emergency services dropped the ball, they likely truly didn't have enough bodies to work. I know it sounds absurd in the year of our Lord 2023, but here we are.

 

[MazieJoe]

Hoping for arrests in this case soon. Bill boards have recently been posted in the county.

 

[Mert]

The Estate of Amber Spradlin file civil lawsuit in her unsolved murder

We have new information for you in a Floyd County unsolved murder case. Amber Spradlin was found dead last June at a home in the Martin community.The Estate of

wchstv.com

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During the first 911 call, the lawsuit says Dr. Michael McKinney Senior got on the call to ensure that no emergency response was going to be sent to his house.

"They decided he said it was ok we don't need to go, so we think there is a little bit of unfairness there that he got some special treatment," Hall said .

A few hours later first responders went to the house and found Amber. She was pronounced dead at the scene.”

 

[DeDee]

In the letter the Judge sent to the Office of State Prosecutions of the Attorney General's Office requesting a Spec Prosecutor, he stated five or more people were in the house.

1. Amber 2. Dr McKinney 3. Roy Kidd 4. MK McKinney [dentist's son who was also with the trio at the last stop which the McKinney's owned, The Seasons Inn] 5. ______
I can't find out what time the 1st 911 call was made but Dr. McKinney didn't call 911 to report Amber's death until 10am Sunday morning.

Floyd judge-exec requests special prosecutor in Amber Spradlin case - Mountain Top Media

Depositions in the civil case should prove to be interesting.
"The lawsuit asks for a trial by jury, financial compensation and any other relief to which the plaintiffs may be entitled."
Lawsuit filed in Amber Spradlin murder case

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Her cousin, Dr. Debbie Hall, says 'time' has not helped heal her heart.

"It has not helped anything here - it has made it all worse," said Hall. "I think once we get some arrests we can start to heal and feel a little bit better."

For now, Kentucky State Police has not named anyone as a suspect. The family says they're waiting on DNA results.

Hall is still confident the person or persons responsible will be charged.

As LEX 18 has reported, there was a 911 call made from the home around 5:30 the morning of June 18th last year - before Spradlin's family believes she was killed. Hall says the call was about someone else injured and intoxicated at the home and that the owner told dispatchers the situation was under control. Police didn't respond.

Hall believes that was a fatal decision.

"I think it would have changed the course of events because we think Amber was still alive at the time of the call and was murdered not too long after that," said Hall in an interview with LEX 18 Tuesday.

Family remembers Amber Spradlin on the one-year anniversary of her murder

The 38-year-old was found dead inside the home of a Prestonsburg dentist last June. Spradlin's relatives say she had been stabbed 11 times in her head, neck, and face.

www.lex18.com

 

[DeDee]

Her cousin, Dr. Debbie Hall, says 'time' has not helped heal her heart.

"It has not helped anything here - it has made it all worse," said Hall. "I think once we get some arrests we can start to heal and feel a little bit better."

For now, Kentucky State Police has not named anyone as a suspect. The family says they're waiting on DNA results.

Hall is still confident the person or persons responsible will be charged.

As LEX 18 has reported, there was a 911 call made from the home around 5:30 the morning of June 18th last year - before Spradlin's family believes she was killed. Hall says the call was about someone else injured and intoxicated at the home and that the owner told dispatchers the situation was under control. Police didn't respond.

Hall believes that was a fatal decision.

"I think it would have changed the course of events because we think Amber was still alive at the time of the call and was murdered not too long after that," said Hall in an interview with LEX 18 Tuesday.

Family remembers Amber Spradlin on the one-year anniversary of her murder

The 38-year-old was found dead inside the home of a Prestonsburg dentist last June. Spradlin's relatives say she had been stabbed 11 times in her head, neck, and face.

www.lex18.com

Thank you for posting this update for Amber.

About the 911 call made at 5:30am, I'm puzzled why Amber would still be at her boss's home at 5:30 in the morning and even later. When did she intend to go home and how? There were four people together at their last pub crawl: Amber, her boss, Dr. Mike McKinney, his son and Roy Kidd. They all went to the boss's home when the pub closed around 2am, right? Did everyone keep drinking alcohol for the next 3.5 hours or longer? What else were they doing all of that time and up until Amber was reported to 911?

Also, about her injuries, Amber suffered being stabbed eleven times in the head, neck, and throat. Does it sound like someone was standing over her while she was seated in order to stab her in the head when the attack began?

AUG 30, 2023

Spradlin’s cousin Dr. Debbie Hall has been able to listen to that 9-1-1 call.

"The phone call was not about Amber and it was not made by Amber,” Hall said. “But it was still information in the phone call that I feel like had it been anywhere else, there would have been a response, someone would have at least made a welfare check."

Hall said that the call was about a man in the home who was drunk and was bleeding profusely, perhaps from a fall. < >, someone else can be heard taking the phone and saying that they had the situation under control. < >

“She fought,” Hall said. “She fought. This was not something that was just seconds and done. She fought.”

MOO

 

[psych-nurse]

Arrests made today in this case, finally!

Two arrested in connection with Floyd County murder case

 

[scapa]

Arrests made today in this case, finally!

Two arrested in connection with Floyd County murder case

Many thanks for this -- from your link, I'm guessing the father helped cover up the crime:

According to the indictment, Michael McKinney III is facing one count of murder and seven counts of complicity.

Dr. Michael McKinney II and Josh Mullins are both facing seven counts of complicity to tampering with physical evidence

 

[Mert]

Three arrested in connection to stabbing death of Eastern Kentucky woman

State Police said two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of an Eastern Kentucky woman.Spradlin was found dead in a home along Arkasas Creek R

wchstv.com

“Family members rallied for justice and voiced concerns about Floyd County officials transferring a 911 emergency call from State Police to the city of Prestonsburg.”

 

[songbrd]

 

[Mert]

One of three men arrested in Floyd County death investigation released from jail on bond

One of three men who were arrested in an investigation into the 2023 death of an Eastern Kentucky woman has posted bond, court officials said.Michael McKinney I

wchstv.com

“Michael McKinney II, 56, was released after posting a $250,000 bond, according to the Floyd County Courthouse Clerk’s Office. He was indicted and arrested earlier this week in the death of Amber Spradlin.

McKinney II’s dentistry license was also temporarily suspended this week, according to a letter from the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.”

 

[arielilane]

I tried to ask Dr. McKinney questions as he was lead away to jail.

WARNING: language Amber Spradlin’s family didn’t hold back @LEX18News

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818380606713032768

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818757661481222157

@LSearcLex

Prosecutor said Dr. MCKINNEY made sure his son got to Morehead before he called 911 to report Spradlin’s death.JOSH MULLINS - 100k full cash bond. Prosecutor believes he helped cover up the crime at the direction of Dr. MCKINNEY.Not guilty pleas entered today.


5:20 PM · Jul 31, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Posted 8:41 PM, Aug 07, 2024

and last updated 1 hour and 11 minutes ago

FLOYD CO. (LEX18 — The defense attorney for Michael McKinney III, who is charged with the murder of Amber Spradlin, filed a motion on Monday to dismiss McKinney’s indictment.

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A court date has yet to be set.

Full article at link...

Lawyer of man charged in Amber Spradlin murder files motion to dismiss indictment

The defense attorney for Michael McKinney III, who is charged with the murder of Amber Spradlin, filed a motion on Wednesday to dismiss McKinney’s indictment.

www.lex18.com

 

[arielilane]

July 31, 2024 article. All three defendants' first arraignment held on August 7, 2024:

Full article at link...

McKinney's father, Dr. Michael McKinney II, and Josh Mullins have also been arrested and are accused of helping him cover up the brutal homicide. All three men were arrested Tuesday morning.

All three defendants are scheduled for arraignment at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Floyd County, Kentucky.

Michael McKinney III is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center. The other two, Michael McKinney II and Josh Mullins, are both being held in Floyd County, Kentucky.

New court documents reveal violent attack, attempted cover-up in Amber Spradlin murder case

The three men charged in the death of Amber Spradlin were arraigned in Floyd County, Kentucky on Wednesday.

www.whas11.com

Updated: 5:45 PM EDT July 31, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Justice for Amber Spradlin


Amber Spradlin, 38, was brutally murdered on June 18, 2023, in Martin, Kentucky.
Photo credit: Tampa Free Press

'Monster Out There' Family Reveals Gruesome Details In Murder Of Kentucky Woman

PRESTONSBURG, Kentucky. - On June 18, a call to 911 went unanswered from a woman who was found brutally murdered and left for dead in...

www.tampafp.com

 

[arielilane]

She was found dead more than a year ago, in the large home of a well-known eastern Kentucky dentist.

3 people are charged in a Kentucky woman’s fatal stabbing, but her family says local police are at fault, too

Their lawsuit says that if police had sent someone to the house of a prominent dentist after an unrelated 911 call, she might be alive. The dentist and his son were arrested a year later.

www.nbcnews.com

Aug. 25, 2024

The defendants’ next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 24.

 

[arielilane]

Michael “MK” McKinney II was already charged with murder and seven counts of complicity to tampering with evidence in the case.

McKinney’s father, Michael McKinney III and family friend Josh Mullins already faced seven counts of complicity to tampering with evidence.

Suspects in Amber Spradlin case indicted on additional tampering charge

Posted 5:12 PM, Aug 14, 2024 and last updated 6:15 PM, Aug 14, 2024

 

[arielilane]

bbm

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A response filed Wednesday in the Amber Spradlin murder case is providing the public with its first look at the evidence against M.K. McKinney, the man accused of killing her.

Court filing gives glimpse into prosecution's case in Amber Spradlin murder - Mountain Top Media

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A response filed Wednesday in the Amber Spradlin murder case is providing the public with its first look at the evidence against M.K. McKinney, the man accused of killing her. Spradlin’s body was found at the McKinney family home on June 18, 2023. It has been previously...

mountain-topmedia.com

Article Updated: October 23, 2024


All three defendants are scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m., Thursday, for a pretrial conference. During that hearing, Special Judge Eddy Coleman will consider the motion for bond reduction and other matters. Mountain Top News plans to livestream that hearing on Mountain Top TV, the Mountain Top TV app, and the Mountain Top News Facebook page.