
Ann Bauers remembers her exact thoughts while sitting in a courtroom listening to sworn testimony about the final moments of her son’s life before he was beaten to death.

Ann Bauers remembers her exact thoughts while sitting in a courtroom listening to sworn testimony about the final moments of her son’s life before he was beaten to death.
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| Ann Bauers shares a photo of her son, Keith, who was brutally murdered in 2003. |
“It has helped me to heal. It has helped my family to heal,” Ann Bauers said of ongoing efforts to support people whose families have been devastated by unthinkable crimes, while preparing for the upcoming National Day of Remembrance event in Carter County.
| Ann Bauers shares a photo of her son, Keith, who was brutally murdered in 2003. |

Part Two of the series focuses on the 1989 murder of Ralph Bigelow, who was killed in his barn while feeding his horses.

Prompted by an ongoing story series by Carter County Post, area resident Sylvia Morrison shared a few facts and memories about the unsolved murder of her grandfather during the 1930s, in hopes the story might spur someone else’s memory of the event.

This is a complete list of all current “cold case” files maintained by Kentucky State Police at the Ashland and Morehead posts. Carter County Post will share details of these investigations, in hopes of prompting new information to officers in charge of each case.