William “Ricky” Virgil. Campbell County Detention Center. A new trial for William Virgil has been dismissed in Campbell County Court, almost 30 years since he was first charged with the 1987 murder of Retha Welch, a Veterans Administration nurse in Newport. Judge Julie Ward granted a motion from Campbell County Commonwealth Attorney, Michelle Snodgrass to drop […]
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Fort Thomas Stabbing Suspect Claims Self-Defense
His attorney has filed paperwork to dismiss the indictment. The scene on S. Fort Thomas Avenue on June 16, 2016. Police tapped off the scene of the fatal stabbing that day. Now, the attorney for the suspect involved is trying to get the courts to dismiss the case. FTM file. On June 16, Harold “Hank” Shouse […]