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Kentucky State Police Investigate Stabbing Death in Webster County

Webster County Jail

Kentucky State Police are investigating a stabbing death in Webster County. 

Police said in a release on Tuesday they received a complaint shortly after 10 p.m. on July 2 of a stabbing that occurred around Lisman Mount Myria Road.

An investigation revealed that 23-year-old Christopher Johnston of Dawson Springs stabbed multiple times 26-year-old George Burchett of Sebree.

Webster County Coroner Todd Vanover pronounced Burchett dead at the scene.

Johnston was arrested without incident and faces a murder charge. He is lodged in the Webster County Detention Center.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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