A Kentucky man accused of fatally capturing his companion and leaving the physique in his house allegedly had a guidelines of duties he wanted to finish after the killing, authorities mentioned.
Daniel A. Kearney, 39, was arrested on Sept. 11 in reference to the demise of Damian Poole, who was reported lacking on Tuesday by his mom. His stays had been discovered on Thursday night at a McCreary County house.
Kearney was charged with homicide, abuse of corpse, tampering with bodily proof and cruelty to animals, Kentucky State Police mentioned in a information launch. It isn’t clear if he has obtained an legal professional.
Whereas investigating Poole’s disappearance, officers obtained a search warrant for his residence. Poole was discovered certain at his ankles by a bit of nylon rope and had been coated with a number of blankets in a again room, in response to an arrest quotation for Kearney.
Authorities mentioned Poole, 36, sustained a number of gunshot wounds. Two of his canines had been additionally discovered useless within the house, the quotation states.
Investigators mentioned that Poole’s stays had been decomposed and that the physique had been within the house “for an prolonged time frame.” Additionally discovered within the house was a pile of sheets, cardboard, and different objects containing what seemed to be blood, in addition to a suitcase with an AR-style rifle that authorities say belonged to Poole.
Different firearms had been present in a camper the place Kearney lived, in response to the quotation. Investigators additionally situated a pocket book “containing a guidelines of issues he needed to do,” the quotation says.
“When studying this guidelines, it was obvious it was a guidelines to scrub up the residence, do away with proof, paint every little thing … and eliminate the physique,” the quotation states. “The notes even detailed burning every little thing left that could possibly be burnt and spreading the ashes on the roadways, however not in Kentucky. This pocket book, together with all of the firearms and electronics, had been seized.”
A motive within the killing stays unclear. Neighbors advised authorities that the pair would usually have “very loud and heated arguments.” The quotation states that neighbors additionally allegedly advised police that they heard gunshots throughout an argument a number of weeks in the past.
One witness mentioned that Kearney was allegedly identified to be “very aggressive and violent.” The witness mentioned that that they had requested the place Poole was, and Kearney allegedly mentioned that Poole had left to go maintain one thing however by no means got here again, the quotation states.
Kearney allegedly advised to the witness that Poole might have traveled to Michigan.
Kearney is being held on the Knox Detention Middle. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
