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Hazard developer and wife found
shot to death
Kentucky State Police said the couple died of apparent gunshot wounds but declined to release when they believe the pair were killed according to the Lexington Herald. Family members alerted authorities when they couldn’t reach the Campbells at their secluded home surrounded by trees on Crawford Lane in Brownsfork. Perry County sheriff’s deputies called in state police about 8:55 p.m. after the bodies were found. The investigation is being treated as a homicide, according to
state police. The bodies have been Roy Campbell, a former coal operator, was a familiar name in East Kentucky, as he donated land for the Hazard Hospital, the Eastern Kentucky Veteran's Center, and the National Guard Armory. He developed the Hazard Village Shopping Center, countless churches, restaurants and residential areas in Hazard. Campbell, a wealthy businessman also developed property at Wal-Mart in Hazard. State Police are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible for the shootings. You can call them at 606-435-6069 or 1-800-222-5555.
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Prominent
Perry County developer Roy Campbell, 81, and his wife, Wanda, 79, were
found dead in their home on Friday night.
sent to the state medical
examiner’s office for autopsies. No arrests have been made
at this time.