Gov. Beshear Grants 197 Pardons, 6 Commutations
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| Cheryl McCafferty. Via WCPO.com. |
In his final executive action before leaving office, Gov. Steve Beshear today granted 197 pardons and 6 commutations to individuals sentenced for a range of offenses. Cheryl McCafferty, who shot her husband Robert in 2007 will be one of those.
FTM broke the story that McCafferty could be let out early (listen to that podcast here) but with the pardon by Beshear, she will be let out immediately.
So what does the pardon mean for McCafferty?
A pardon is an act of the Governor whereby a person is forgiven of a crime. If the person is still serving a prison sentence, that penalty is no longer in effect and the person will be released immediately. Any restrictions placed on ex-convicts do not apply to the pardoned person.
That being said, a pardon does not erase a conviction. The conviction remains on your criminal record and must be disclosed in any situation where information about past criminal activity is required. This is different from an expungement, which would mean that the crime never existed.
Throughout his 8 years in office, Gov. Beshear received more than 3,400 requests for pardons that were reviewed over several months by the Governor and his staff.
“I spent many long days weighing the merits and circumstances of individual cases before making my final decisions,” Gov. Beshear said. “The pardon authority afforded me by Section 77 of the Kentucky Constitution isn’t something I take lightly. We are talking about action that impacts the lives of so many individuals.”
Among the actions taken today by Gov. Beshear were commutations of sentence or full pardons to 10 women sentenced for violent crimes they committed.
“These 10 women – some of whom are currently incarcerated and some of whom have already been released from institutions – were recommended to me for consideration for full pardons after an extensive joint review by the Department for Public Advocacy and the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association,” Gov. Beshear said. “After further review of those files, I determined that some of the pardon requests should be granted, while others merited a commutation of sentence.”
A full list of pardons are listed below:
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Last Name |
First Name |
Middle Name |
Suffix |
City |
State |
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Adams |
Billy |
Blake |
Maysville |
KY |
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Akins |
Alicia |
Chantell |
Paducah |
KY |
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Back |
Charles |
Jerome |
Nebo |
KY |
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Baker |
Francis |
Lee |
Lexington |
KY |
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Barlow |
Bruce |
Thomas |
Somerset |
KY |
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Belew |
Joseph |
Leonard |
Oak Grove |
KY |
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Bennett |
Christopher |
Ray |
Edmonton |
KY |
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Besselman |
Leona |
Gail |
Jeffersonville |
KY |
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Bickett |
John |
Paul |
Bardstown |
KY |
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Birch |
Rowlando |
Ray |
Danville |
KY |
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Bishop |
Michael |
Ray |
Louisville |
KY |
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Blair |
Travis |
G. |
Georgetown |
KY |
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Blaisdell |
Amber |
L |
Lexington |
KY |
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Booker |
Keith |
Lavelle |
Mt. Washington |
KY |
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Bowman |
Allison |
Ann |
Lexington |
KY |
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Boyd |
Dillard |
Shawn |
Prestonsburg |
KY |
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Brickey |
Justin |
Dale |
Sandy Hook |
KY |
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Brown |
Jenny |
Lee |
Dunnville |
KY |
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Brownlee |
Jesse |
Frankfort |
KY |
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Bryant |
Angelia |
Shaw |
Russell Springs |
KY |
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Burkins |
Ronald |
Lewis |
Henderson |
KY |
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Burton |
Robert |
William |
Columbia |
KY |
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Bybee |
Joseph |
Cole |
Cadiz |
KY |
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Carney |
Christopher |
Lynn |
Campbellsville |
KY |
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Carroll |
Preston |
Wade |
Sandy Hook |
KY |
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Carson |
Philip |
Gaines |
Dallas |
TX |
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Cash |
Regina |
Lee |
Park Hills |
KY |
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Chapman |
Mark |
Anthony |
Salt Lick |
KY |
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Choate |
James |
Brent |
Shepherdsville |
KY |
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Ciampa |
Peter |
Robert |
Paducah |
KY |
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Cima |
Anthony |
Joseph |
Gray |
KY |
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Clark |
Michael |
Warren |
Frankfort |
KY |
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Clark |
Mabel |
Lynette |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
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Clay |
Cassandra |
Denise |
Lexington |
KY |
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Cochran |
Jeffrey |
Lewis |
Princeton |
KY |
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Collins |
Janice |
Calista |
Louisville |
KY |
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Collinsworth |
Amber |
Nicole |
Salyersville |
KY |
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Colson |
Larry |
Thomas |
LaCenter |
KY |
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Combest |
Keith |
Casey |
II |
Henderson |
KY |
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Cone |
John |
Luke |
Benton |
KY |
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Cook |
Aprile |
Leigh |
Topmost |
KY |
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Corbin |
Claude |
Michael |
Jr. |
Lexington |
KY |
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Corde |
Erica |
Dawn |
Lexington |
KY |
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Coyle |
Justin |
Louis |
Lebanon |
KY |
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Craddock |
Donald |
Ray |
Dry Ridge |
KY |
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Craft |
Jerry |
Denton |
Glasgow |
KY |
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Crandal |
Robin |
Marie |
Louisville |
KY |
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Cunningham |
Horace |
Alton |
III |
Calvert City |
KY |
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Dagnan |
Christopher |
A |
Ezel |
KY |
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Dame |
Clayton |
Eugene |
Benton |
KY |
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Davis |
Tammy |
LaToyia |
Clarksville |
TN |
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Dearing |
Gregory |
Eric |
Louisville |
KY |
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Eisner |
Cathy |
Ann |
Louisville |
KY |
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Ellis |
Freddie |
Garland |
Sr. |
Harrogate |
TN |
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Emery |
Chad |
Ernest |
Cloverport |
KY |
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Ezell |
Reginald |
Eugene |
Louisville |
KY |
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Farmer |
Deanna |
Lynn |
Louisville |
KY |
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Fields |
Larry |
Christopher |
Pikeville |
KY |
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Finegan |
Brian |
M. |
Louisville |
KY |
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Finney |
Patrick |
Curtis |
Paducah |
KY |
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Fletcher |
Lisa |
Kay |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
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Fluharty |
John |
Paul |
Frankfort |
KY |
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Fogarty |
Patrick |
Michael |
Louisville |
KY |
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Foster |
Thomas |
Albert |
Jr. |
Liberty |
KY |
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Frields |
Amy |
Nicole |
Henderson |
KY |
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Fullenwider |
Steven |
Eric |
Lewisport |
KY |
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Gardner |
Shawn |
Lamont |
Louisville |
KY |
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George |
Morgan |
Ramsey |
Bluefield |
VA |
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George |
Rachel |
Lane |
Memphis |
TN |
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Gevedon |
Travis |
Gerome |
Charleston |
SC |
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Gibson |
Rachel |
Renee |
Elsmere |
KY |
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Gibson |
Kenneth |
Omar |
Jr. |
Madisonville |
KY |
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Goods |
JoAnne |
Lexington |
KY |
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Goodwin |
Justin |
Allen |
Lexington |
SC |
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Grantham |
Max |
Kevin |
LaCenter |
KY |
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Green |
Rickey |
Joe |
Louisville |
KY |
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Gregory |
Terry |
Manchester |
KY |
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Haggard |
Daniel |
Wayne |
Paris |
KY |
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Hale |
Jayson |
Ryan |
Mousie |
KY |
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Hale |
Wesley |
Everett |
Paducah |
KY |
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Harbour |
Debra |
Sue |
Crescent Springs |
KY |
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Hatchell |
Charles |
Thomas |
Louisville |
KY |
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Heinze |
Daniel |
P. |
Louisville |
KY |
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Henderson |
Wesley |
Alan |
Crestwood |
KY |
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Henson |
James |
Anthony |
Manchester |
KY |
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Herrington |
Brittany |
Jayde |
Argillite |
KY |
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Hiser |
Michael |
D. |
Shepherdsville |
KY |
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Honeycutt |
Billy |
Joe |
Park City |
KY |
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Hoover |
Christopher |
Clark |
Lexington |
KY |
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Hughes |
Stephanie |
Ann |
Union |
KY |
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Hutchinson |
Kelly |
Gene |
Bardwell |
KY |
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Hutchinson |
Samuel |
James |
Ezel |
KY |
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Jefferson |
Jennifer |
Lexington |
KY |
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Johnson |
Justin |
Reed |
Vine Grove |
KY |
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Jones |
John |
Rogers |
Henderson |
KY |
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Jones |
Stephen |
Alexander |
Lexington |
KY |
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Jones |
Marcus |
Todd |
Owingsville |
KY |
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Jones |
Gerald |
Kenneth |
Perryville |
KY |
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Karnes |
Brandon |
Wayne |
Louisville |
KY |
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Kelley |
Phillip |
J. |
Glasgow |
KY |
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Killebrew |
Lesel |
Anthony |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
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Lafferty |
Regena |
Ann |
Georgetown |
KY |
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Lancaster |
William |
Burgess |
Middlesboro |
KY |
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Lay |
Aaron |
Joesph |
West Point |
KY |
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Lester |
Alan |
Keith |
Yalaha |
FL |
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Lester |
Earl |
Sanders |
Munfordville |
KY |
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Letcher |
Delma |
Louise |
Richmond |
KY |
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Littrell |
Sarah |
Diane |
Henderson |
KY |
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Lochner |
Marc |
Kenneth |
Louisville |
KY |
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Logue |
Michael |
Travis |
Lexington |
KY |
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Loy |
Daniel |
Scott |
Louisville |
KY |
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Lykins |
Brian |
Christopher |
Louisville |
KY |
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Manning |
Michael |
T. |
Verona |
KY |
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May |
Mark |
Anthony |
Lexington |
KY |
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McCoy |
Joanna |
Dale |
Wilton Manors |
FL |
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McFarland |
Daryl |
Carter |
Georgetown |
KY |
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McIntyre |
Connie |
G. |
Ewing |
KY |
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Milby |
Jordan |
Wayne |
Owensboro |
KY |
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Miller |
Brian |
Gale |
Island |
KY |
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Moore |
Earl |
Marsen |
III |
Hindman |
KY |
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Morgan |
David |
Jay |
Regina |
KY |
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Mudd |
Kenneth |
Lee |
Louisville |
KY |
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Naghtin |
Walter |
Ray |
Cerulean |
KY |
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Nash |
Barbara |
Mahaffey |
Paris |
KY |
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Newsome |
Robert |
I |
Bardwell |
KY |
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Norsworthy |
Eric |
Alan |
Hartford |
KY |
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Nunnelley |
Janie |
LaVerne |
Cynthiana |
KY |
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O’Donley |
Sean |
Christopher |
Elizabethtown |
KY |
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Oldham |
Marci |
Kay |
Madisonville |
KY |
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Outlaw |
Bruce |
Cameron |
White Plains |
KY |
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Paige |
Charles |
Steven |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
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Peebles |
Linda |
Gaye |
Morningview |
KY |
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Pendleton |
Alexander |
Chad |
Russell Springs |
KY |
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Phillips |
Lawrence |
Dewayne |
Vine Grove |
KY |
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Raglin |
Stephanie |
Arnetta |
Versailles |
KY |
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Rankin |
Racynnio |
Kippe |
Louisville |
KY |
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Redd |
Marvin |
Leroy |
Paramount |
CA |
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Reed |
James |
Matthew |
Means |
KY |
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Reffitt |
Michael |
Lynn |
Morehead |
KY |
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Richards |
Curtis |
Arthur |
Lexington |
KY |
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Richardson |
William |
Ryan |
Rockville |
MD |
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Riley |
Jeffrey |
L. |
Lexington |
KY |
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Robertson |
Alexander |
Hamilton |
III |
Lexington |
KY |
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Rolley |
Jamie |
Lloyd |
Graham |
KY |
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Sanders |
Erin |
Nichole |
Lebanon |
KY |
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Sandifer |
Richard |
Dwayne |
Frankfort |
KY |
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Scott |
Loren |
Maxwell |
Danville |
KY |
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Sizemore |
William |
Hager |
Falcon |
KY |
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Smith |
Raymond |
David |
Jr. |
Sandy Hook |
KY |
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Snook |
Howard |
Arlen |
Louisville |
KY |
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Stevens |
Richard |
Andrew |
Radcliff |
KY |
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Stinnett |
Shelby |
L. |
Nicholasville |
KY |
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Sullivan |
Kristen |
Kays |
Crescent Springs |
KY |
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Sullivan |
Clay |
Andrew |
Falmouth |
KY |
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Tackett |
Brandon |
James |
Winchester |
KY |
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Taylor |
Roy |
Arthur |
August |
KY |
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Taylor |
Frank |
Brannon |
Frankfort |
KY |
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Teague |
Joshua |
Lee |
Williamsburg |
KY |
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Texas |
Stephanie |
Kaye |
Henderson |
KY |
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Thacker |
Trevor |
Lee |
Ashcamp |
KY |
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Thurston |
Patrick |
William |
Lexington |
KY |
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Tipton |
Stanley |
Thomas |
Prestonsburg |
KY |
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Tolhurst |
Timi-Michelle |
LaTondress |
Ekron |
KY |
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Townsend |
Darin |
Keith |
Dixon |
KY |
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Travis |
Terry |
James |
Walton |
KY |
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Tyler |
Jonathan |
Zane |
Jr. |
Hoyt |
KS |
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Uresti |
Shirley |
Ann |
Winchester |
KY |
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Vincent |
William |
Ervin |
Louisville |
KY |
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Watkins |
Paula |
Ann |
Louisville |
KY |
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Weaks |
John |
Michael |
Farmington |
KY |
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Webb |
Chad |
Eric |
Pikeville |
KY |
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Weldon |
Wesley |
Scott |
Lexington |
KY |
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Wellman |
Timothy |
Wayne |
Jr. |
Nicholasville |
KY |
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Whitaker |
Jason |
Randall |
Somerset |
KY |
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Whitledge |
Jennifer |
Lynn |
Owensboro |
KY |
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Willett |
Thomas |
Leon |
Mayfield |
KY |
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Williams |
Terry |
Lee |
Lebanon |
KY |
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Williams |
Donna |
Michelle |
Morehead |
KY |
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Wilson |
Mallie |
Deronna |
Hazard |
KY |
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Wilson |
Tanith |
Jo |
Junction City |
KY |
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Wilson |
Laura |
Lowery |
Somerset |
KY |
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Withers |
Steven |
Cory |
Covington |
KY |
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Witt |
Jennifer |
Leann |
Harlan |
KY |
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Wofford |
Robert |
Henry |
Harrodsburg |
KY |
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Wonn |
Perl |
Jay |
IV |
Ft. Pierce |
FL |
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Woods |
Eddie |
L. |
Louisville |
KY |
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Wooten |
Gary |
Wayne |
Versailles |
KY |
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Wright |
Barrett |
Alan |
Bowling Green |
KY |
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Wright |
Samuel |
E. |
Bowling Green |
KY |
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Wright |
Brian |
William |
Louisville |
KY |
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Yates |
William |
Thomas |
Nortonville |
KY |
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Yelverton |
Bertie |
Louise |
Louisville |
KY |
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York |
Carl |
Edward |
Lancaster |
KY |
