STANTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Winchester man allegedly tied to a Powell County overdose death at an Airbnb has been charged with murder, Kentucky State Police released on Wednesday.
Court documents show the investigation began on May 31, when 32-year-old Kristen Morris was found dead inside a Patsy Road Airbnb. She’d reportedly been staying there with 44-year-old Brian Epperson, and the coroner noted finding tablets filled with an unknown substance.
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Investigators received a toxicology report over 20 days after her death. According to court documents, it showed that Morris had overdosed on methamphetamine, but her levels were unusually high.
“Morris had suffered an overdose, with her ng/ml of blood being 57,000+. The medical examiner’s office stated a typical overdose would be approximately 200 ng/mL of blood,” court documents read…