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The Michaela Watkins case: Day Three

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H-L Justice Team

on September 5, 2008

in Courts

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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)

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CONTRIBUTORS

Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

Brandon Ortiz has covered courts, criminal justice and judicial politics for the Herald-Leader since April 2005. Ortiz was a leading contributor to the paper’s coverage of the investigation of the Comair Flight 5191 crash. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Ortiz has a journalism degree from Texas Christian University. He started at the Herald-Leader in September 2004.

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