Couple Found Dead In Home

"CORNISHVILLE, KY — A Mercer County couple was found dead Wednesday as the result of an apparent murder-suicide in their home, police said.

"Mercer County Coroner David `Sonny` Ransdell identified the couple as Dennis and Pat Blackburn, both 55.

"Dennis Blackburn was employed by the Lexington Division of Fire from 1983 until he retired as a captain in October 2007, said Battalion Chief Marshall Griggs.

"Pat Blackburn worked as a surgical technician at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, where she had been employed for 23 years.

"Capt. Scott Elder of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office said the two were found by a son shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday at the couple's home at Votaw Road in western Mercer County.

"`Right now it appears to be a murder-suicide,` Elder said. The son went to the house after he learned that his mother had not arrived at work in Lexington.

"Pat Blackburn suffered stab wounds and a gunshot wound, and Dennis Blackburn suffered a gunshot wound, Elder said. The two were found in a master bedroom of the home about 10 miles west of Harrodsburg, near the Washington County line."

From kentucky.com...