KY - Josiah Malachi Kilman, 18, murdered at Campbellsville University, 24 Feb 2024 *arrest*

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[GoBuckeyes]

So sad. I'm glad the suspect is in custody!

 

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A cause of death has not been determined. Kilman’s body was transferred to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville, where an autopsy will be performed, police said.

“Campbellsville University is grieving the loss of one of our family,” university President Joseph Hopkins said in a statement. “We have lost a student and our hearts are broken. During this devastating time, the continued safety of our students and the residents of our community are our primary concern.”

Malte Akmam, a student at Campbellsville University, said it was quiet on campus Saturday in the wake of Kilman’s death.

“I think everyone is shocked from what happened yesterday,” he told NBC affiliate WLEX of Lexington, Kentucky. “It’s kind of hard to grab what really happened but we’re trying to stay safe now and just take care of each other.”

Campbellsville University student found dead in dorm room, another student arrested

A 21-year-old student at Campbellsville University in Kentucky was arrested in connection with the death of 18-year-old Josiah Malachi Kilman.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Authorities found Campbellsville University freshman Josiah Kilman dead in his dorm room around 12: 43 a.m. Feb. 24, 2024 in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Fellow student Charles “Zeke” Escalera was arrested for murder.

Campbellsville Police Department officers were called to the school’s campus after 18-year-old Josiah Malachi Kilman was found unresponsive in his dorm room. Paramedics took Kilman to Taylor Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Cops did not release a cause of death but said the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville will conduct an autopsy.

'Our hearts are broken:' Cops arrest man after student at Christian college found dead in dorm

A small Christian college in Kentucky is mourning the loss of a student who was found murdered in his dorm room. Now a fellow student at Campbellsville University is facing a murder charge, cops say.

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“Kilman was found strangled in his dorm shortly before 1 a.m. on Feb. 24 and his wrestling teammate Charles Escalera, 21, was arrested for the crime after a tip from a local farmer who reported a suspicious person in a barn,”

Strangled college wrestler’s ex-coach issues unsettling warning about campus violence: ‘This could happen to everybody anywhere’

Friends and family of Josiah Kilman — the Campbellsville University wrestler who was allegedly strangled by a teammate — are in shock and disbelief following his “unimaginable” death.…

nypost.com

 

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Kilman was well-liked by fellow students and came from a tight-knit family who is devastated by the loss

Strangled college wrestler’s ex-coach issues unsettling warning about campus violence: ‘This could happen to everybody anywhere’

Friends and family of Josiah Kilman — the Campbellsville University wrestler who was allegedly strangled by a teammate — are in shock and disbelief following his “unimaginable” death.…

nypost.com

 

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I wonder what the motive was here. You don't often see make on male stranglings.

 

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“The first time he admitted, he said, ‘I’ll admit to it,’ and then halfway through, he described how he provided the strangulation that caused Mr. Killman to become deceased, and then towards the end, he stated that he was a fugitive because he had killed a man,” said Detective Burton.

Escalera’s bond remains at $2 million cash. His case now heads to a grand jury

Testimony reveals new details in Campbellsville University murder case

Charles Escalera, the suspect in a murder on Campbellsville University’s campus, was back in court Wednesday morning.

www.wkyt.com