Police and courts in the Lexington, Ky., area
Michaela Watkins
Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Read Clark’s coverage of Monday’s trial here. Read previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)
Michaela Watkins
Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Read Clark’s previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)
Michaela Watkins
Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Read Clark’s previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)
Michaela Watkins
Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Day one coverage here. Read Clark’s previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)
SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES OF THE TRIAL: Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of Michaela Watkins, the 10-year-old girl who was beaten and killed.
The jury will decide whether Patrick and Joy Watkins, Michaela’s father and stepmother, are responsible for the girl’s death.
Michaela was found dead March 11, 2007. Investigators say the severely underweight girl was held in scalding water and beaten with an object similar to a 2-inch-by-4-inch piece of lumber.
Investigators say the severely underweight girl was held in scalding water and beaten with an object similar to a 2-inch-by-4-inch piece of lumber.
Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark will be covering the trial, which could last up to two weeks. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage.
The latest from Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Larson
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