Ky. woman convicted in slayings of her parents and brother found dead in jail cell
By Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The death of
Appleton was being held at the state's prison for female offenders at
The
Appleton pleaded guilty in 2005 in the murders of her adoptive parents,
An accomplice,
The murders happened in
Money was the motive in the crime. Appleton got
Meece had worked as a cab driver and landscaper in
Appleton was serving a sentence of at least 25 years without parole.
Meece claimed he had nothing to do with the killings. A jury convicted him in less than two hours, however, and the judge sent him to
He continues to fight the conviction and sentence.
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