Once associated with tragedy and scandal, a magnificent Victorian mansion in Old Louisville is once again in the news.
With the February 19 premiere of Murder in Glitter Ball City, the 2009 murder of James “Jamie” Carroll and the complicated love triangle that stunned Louisville and made national news received fresh attention.
A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City, written by Louisville author David Domine, who also consulted on the series, is the basis for the two-part HBO documentary. Domine claims that his initial motivation for looking into the case was his personal connection to the South Fourth Street house, which he had previously thought about purchasing.
A crime that stunned a city
Carroll was a drag performer and hairstylist from Lexington who was murdered in late 2009. Buried beneath the basement floor of an 8,000-square-foot Victorian mansion at 1435 S. Fourth St., his body was wrapped in lime and hidden inside a rubber storage container…