A Kentucky man who was convicted of manslaughter years ago is now facing murder charges after a mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in their Morehead home last week. Joshua Cottrell, 44, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence in connection with the deaths of Kayla Blake, 37, and her 13-year-old daughter, Kennedi McWhorter.
The bodies were found on the morning of September 19 after Blake didn’t show up for work, reported Scripps News Lexington. A worried coworker went to the house on South Spring Street to check on her and called police. When Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies got there around 11:00 a.m., they found both victims dead inside the home. Rowan County Coroner John P. Northcutt said they were dead at the scene.
