It could be a while before new details are revealed in the case against Landon Stinson.
Charged with two counts of murder in relation to the deaths of two relatives last July, Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins noted during Wednesday’s Trigg County Circuit Court session that lab reports on both DNA and ballistics from the crime scene likely won’t be completed until midsummer — at best.
76-year-old Sue Faris and her 28-year-old nephew, Matthew Blakeley, were found dead in her Cerulean home, and autopsies determined they both died from gunshot wounds. A further investigation revealed Stinson, Faris, and Blakeley were related.
Stinson was extradited from California and back to Kentucky in September of last year to face a separate charge of first-degree possession of a controlled substance. In December 2021, an indictment from a grand jury doled out a true bill for the two counts of murder — of which he’s since entered a “not guilty” plea through his attorney, Bill Deatherage.
He remains housed in the Christian County Jail under a $2 million cash bond. Stinson’s next pre-trial conference was set for August 10.
