Alleged Killer Of Pregnant Warren County Woman Met Her On Facebook.
A family grieves
Victim’s mother says Stice and accused killer met on Facebook and she ‘gained our trust’http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
By DEBORAH HIGHLAND
Jamie Stice, 21, single and pregnant, met the woman accused of killing her on Facebook.
Kathy Michelle Coy, 33, of Morgantown, befriended Stice, of Bowling Green, on the social networking website about three weeks ago, telling Stice that she was also pregnant and that she was a relative of one of Stice’s friends, according to Stice’s mother, Jeannie Stice. Before their Facebook contact, the two women had never met.
Jamie Stice’s Facebook profile picture shows a pregnant belly with the words “mommy’s baby boy” written on the photo.
Coy was charged Thursday with kidnapping a minor and murdering Jamie Stice, according to Warren Circuit Court records.
“It was a very brutal murder,” Jeannie Stice said Thursday as she fought back tears.
A preliminary autopsy report from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists Jamie Stice’s cause of death as “multiple homicidal sharp force injuries,” Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby said. Kirby pronounced Stice dead at the scene. Jamie Stice’s body was found early Thursday morning in a wooded area off U.S. 68-Ky. 80 in the Oakland community.
“In the 25 years that I’ve been coroner, I’ve never seen anything like this in terms of the scope of the crime,” he said.
He would not say if Stice’s baby was cut from her body.
Jamie Stice’s baby boy, Isaiah Allen Stice Reynolds, is being treated at The Medical Center, Jeannie Stice said. He was not injured during his mother’s death, but he was born prematurely. Jamie’s due date was May 24.
The woman accused of killing Jamie Stice and showing up at the hospital with Stice’s infant son began chatting online with Jamie Stice about three weeks ago, Jeannie Stice said.
“She popped in on Jamie’s (Facebook) page and said, ‘How are you? I hear you are going to be a mom,’ ” Jeannie Stice said.
Coy told Jamie Stice and Jeannie Stice that she worked for a company that could help them obtain baby clothes and other financial assistance, Jeannie Stice said.
“We were being evicted ... and she gained our trust,” Stice said. “She (said she) was trying to get us help and into another place.”
But all that apparently was a ruse to take Jamie Stice’s baby, Jeannie Stice said.
On Wednesday morning, Coy picked up Jeannie Stice to take her to sign up for disability benefits, leaving Jamie Stice alone in their home. Coy dropped Jeannie Stice off, telling her that she was going to take Jamie Stice to buy baby clothes and would return later to pick her up, according to Jeannie Stice. But Coy never returned for Jeannie Stice.
When Jeannie Stice was able to get a ride back to her home, the eight-months pregnant Jamie Stice was nowhere to be found. Jamie Stice always left a note for her mom when she left the house. There was no note. Jeannie Stice began calling Jamie Stice’s friends.
At about 6 p.m. Wednesday, Coy showed up at The Medical Center with a baby that she claimed she had given birth to, according to court records. Medical personnel called the Kentucky State Police about a “suspicious birth,” according to a statement from the state police.
At first, Coy told police she had purchased the baby, according to court records. The ensuing investigation led police to a wooded area off 68-80 at 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning, where Jamie Stice’s body was found near an abandoned home.
At about 7 a.m. Thursday, state police knocked on Jeannie Stice’s door to tell her that they had found her daughter.
A DNA test taken on the baby and Jeannie Stice at the hospital confirmed that the baby Coy brought in was Jamie Stice’s, Jeannie Stice said.
“She was robbed of her motherhood,” Jamie’s cousin Carolyn Miracle said. “I hope justice is served.”
The baby’s father, James Reynolds, said he plans to raise his son with Jeannie Stice’s help.
“Now, because of this heinous crime, our son is going to grow up without a mother,” Reynolds said.
It is not the first time Coy has faced criminal charges in Warren County. In November 2000, Coy, who at that time was named Kathy Michelle Hardin, was indicted for second-degree assault for allegedly stabbing her then-husband, George Hardin, in the back, according to court records. That charge was dismissed the following year.
Coy is being held without bond at the Warren County Regional Jail. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday in Warren District Court.
If you would like to help
A memorial fund has been set up at Service One Credit Union to help pay for Jamie Stice’s funeral. Donations can be made to the Jamie Stice Fund at any Service One Credit Union.
Jamie Stice’s relatives are also in need of baby clothes, diapers and any other baby items for the boy. Baby supplies can be dropped off at Kaylee’s Kloset, 9305 Russellville Road, in Rockfield.
Victim’s mother says Stice and accused killer met on Facebook and she ‘gained our trust’http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
By DEBORAH HIGHLAND
Jamie Stice, 21, single and pregnant, met the woman accused of killing her on Facebook.
Kathy Michelle Coy, 33, of Morgantown, befriended Stice, of Bowling Green, on the social networking website about three weeks ago, telling Stice that she was also pregnant and that she was a relative of one of Stice’s friends, according to Stice’s mother, Jeannie Stice. Before their Facebook contact, the two women had never met.
Jamie Stice’s Facebook profile picture shows a pregnant belly with the words “mommy’s baby boy” written on the photo.
Coy was charged Thursday with kidnapping a minor and murdering Jamie Stice, according to Warren Circuit Court records.
“It was a very brutal murder,” Jeannie Stice said Thursday as she fought back tears.
A preliminary autopsy report from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists Jamie Stice’s cause of death as “multiple homicidal sharp force injuries,” Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby said. Kirby pronounced Stice dead at the scene. Jamie Stice’s body was found early Thursday morning in a wooded area off U.S. 68-Ky. 80 in the Oakland community.
“In the 25 years that I’ve been coroner, I’ve never seen anything like this in terms of the scope of the crime,” he said.
He would not say if Stice’s baby was cut from her body.
Jamie Stice’s baby boy, Isaiah Allen Stice Reynolds, is being treated at The Medical Center, Jeannie Stice said. He was not injured during his mother’s death, but he was born prematurely. Jamie’s due date was May 24.
The woman accused of killing Jamie Stice and showing up at the hospital with Stice’s infant son began chatting online with Jamie Stice about three weeks ago, Jeannie Stice said.
“She popped in on Jamie’s (Facebook) page and said, ‘How are you? I hear you are going to be a mom,’ ” Jeannie Stice said.
Coy told Jamie Stice and Jeannie Stice that she worked for a company that could help them obtain baby clothes and other financial assistance, Jeannie Stice said.
“We were being evicted ... and she gained our trust,” Stice said. “She (said she) was trying to get us help and into another place.”
But all that apparently was a ruse to take Jamie Stice’s baby, Jeannie Stice said.
On Wednesday morning, Coy picked up Jeannie Stice to take her to sign up for disability benefits, leaving Jamie Stice alone in their home. Coy dropped Jeannie Stice off, telling her that she was going to take Jamie Stice to buy baby clothes and would return later to pick her up, according to Jeannie Stice. But Coy never returned for Jeannie Stice.
When Jeannie Stice was able to get a ride back to her home, the eight-months pregnant Jamie Stice was nowhere to be found. Jamie Stice always left a note for her mom when she left the house. There was no note. Jeannie Stice began calling Jamie Stice’s friends.
At about 6 p.m. Wednesday, Coy showed up at The Medical Center with a baby that she claimed she had given birth to, according to court records. Medical personnel called the Kentucky State Police about a “suspicious birth,” according to a statement from the state police.
At first, Coy told police she had purchased the baby, according to court records. The ensuing investigation led police to a wooded area off 68-80 at 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning, where Jamie Stice’s body was found near an abandoned home.
At about 7 a.m. Thursday, state police knocked on Jeannie Stice’s door to tell her that they had found her daughter.
A DNA test taken on the baby and Jeannie Stice at the hospital confirmed that the baby Coy brought in was Jamie Stice’s, Jeannie Stice said.
“She was robbed of her motherhood,” Jamie’s cousin Carolyn Miracle said. “I hope justice is served.”
The baby’s father, James Reynolds, said he plans to raise his son with Jeannie Stice’s help.
“Now, because of this heinous crime, our son is going to grow up without a mother,” Reynolds said.
It is not the first time Coy has faced criminal charges in Warren County. In November 2000, Coy, who at that time was named Kathy Michelle Hardin, was indicted for second-degree assault for allegedly stabbing her then-husband, George Hardin, in the back, according to court records. That charge was dismissed the following year.
Coy is being held without bond at the Warren County Regional Jail. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday in Warren District Court.
If you would like to help
A memorial fund has been set up at Service One Credit Union to help pay for Jamie Stice’s funeral. Donations can be made to the Jamie Stice Fund at any Service One Credit Union.
Jamie Stice’s relatives are also in need of baby clothes, diapers and any other baby items for the boy. Baby supplies can be dropped off at Kaylee’s Kloset, 9305 Russellville Road, in Rockfield.
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