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June 28, 2011
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) - Was it assisted suicide or cold blooded murder? That's the question Michele Daugherty's friends have after the Noblesville, Indiana woman was found dead in an Elizabethtown, Kentucky hotel room. Now her husband is behind bars charged with murder, but some Indiana friends of the couple are wondering if what happened in Elizabethtown was a mercy killing.
It's a strange case that has police investigators seeing a clear cut crime. But friends of Lonnie and Michele Daugherty see a totally different picture - an illness and a way out.
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The couple checked into the Holiday Inn Express off Interstate 65 in Elizabethtown a few days ago. They were supposed to check out on Saturday morning and get back on the road. Because the housekeeping staff at the hotel was eager to get the room ready for the next guest, they knocked on the door. Getting no answer, they let themselves in and made a shocking discovery.
"They discover two bodies laying in the bed and it appears to them, both have been deceased," said Officer Virgil Willoughby, an Elizabethtown Police Department spokesperson.
However, police say that wasn't the case. While both husband and wife had injuries to the neck, 56-year-old Michele was strangled, but 37-year-old Lonnie was still breathing. Police say Lonnie Daugherty's wounds were superficial.
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Elizabethtown Police have charged Lonnie Daugherty with murder and cruelty to animals. They say he also killed the couple's cat. The case is still under investigation.
www.wlky.com
April, 2012
An Indiana man will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to killing his wife. Lonnie Daugherty pleaded guilty to charges of murder and second-degree animal cruelty.
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Daugherty told police he strangled his wife to assist her in suicide last June. Police said he also killed her cat. They were found at the Holiday Inn Express in Elizabethtown.
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Court records indicate prosecutors recommended a 20 year prison sentence.”
Sentenced to 20 years!
Friends wonder if woman's death was mercy killing
Was it assisted suicide or cold blooded murder? That's the question Michele Daugherty's friends have after the Noblesville, Indiana woman was found dead in an Elizabethtown, Kentucky hotel room. Now her husband is behind bars charged with murder, but some Indiana friends of the couple are...
June 28, 2011
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) - Was it assisted suicide or cold blooded murder? That's the question Michele Daugherty's friends have after the Noblesville, Indiana woman was found dead in an Elizabethtown, Kentucky hotel room. Now her husband is behind bars charged with murder, but some Indiana friends of the couple are wondering if what happened in Elizabethtown was a mercy killing.
It's a strange case that has police investigators seeing a clear cut crime. But friends of Lonnie and Michele Daugherty see a totally different picture - an illness and a way out.
[....]
The couple checked into the Holiday Inn Express off Interstate 65 in Elizabethtown a few days ago. They were supposed to check out on Saturday morning and get back on the road. Because the housekeeping staff at the hotel was eager to get the room ready for the next guest, they knocked on the door. Getting no answer, they let themselves in and made a shocking discovery.
"They discover two bodies laying in the bed and it appears to them, both have been deceased," said Officer Virgil Willoughby, an Elizabethtown Police Department spokesperson.
However, police say that wasn't the case. While both husband and wife had injuries to the neck, 56-year-old Michele was strangled, but 37-year-old Lonnie was still breathing. Police say Lonnie Daugherty's wounds were superficial.
[.....]
Elizabethtown Police have charged Lonnie Daugherty with murder and cruelty to animals. They say he also killed the couple's cat. The case is still under investigation.
Ind. Man pleads guilty to killing wife, awaits sentencing
Lonnie Daugherty pleaded guilty to charges of murder and second-degree animal cruelty.
www.wlky.com
April, 2012
An Indiana man will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to killing his wife. Lonnie Daugherty pleaded guilty to charges of murder and second-degree animal cruelty.
[.....]
Daugherty told police he strangled his wife to assist her in suicide last June. Police said he also killed her cat. They were found at the Holiday Inn Express in Elizabethtown.
[.....]
Court records indicate prosecutors recommended a 20 year prison sentence.”
Sentenced to 20 years!
