Dustin Caudill was 15 when he was arrested for the deaths of his mother Karen Caudill, 33, and younger brother Nicholas, 10, in 1994.
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Killer who murdered mom and brother when he was 14 ‘commits shocking bloodbath months after release’By Germania Rodriguez Poleo, Chief U.S. Reporter
Published: 08:08 EDT, 1 November 2024 | Updated: 08:08 EDT, 1 November 2024
AKentuckymanwhoservednearly30yearsinprisonforthemurdersofhismotherandbrotherhaskilledagain–justfourmonthsafterhisrelease.
DustinCaudillwas15whenhewasarrestedforthedeathsofhismotherKarenCaudill,33,andyoungerbrotherNicholas,10,in1994.
PoliceatthetimesaidCaudillshothisbrotherafteranargument.Hethenshothismotherdeadwhenshegothomelaterthatnight.
Caudill,now43,wasreleasedin2020afterserving27yearsinprisonbutwasarrestedagainin2023forviolatinghisparole.
Policenowsaythatjustfourmonthsafterhisrelease,CaudillmurderedBlakeFrance,41,andAnthonyGarret,43,beforeburningdownahomeinElizabethtown.
DustinCaudill,whoservednearly30yearsinprisonforkillinghismotherandlittlebrother,hasallege