Kentucky dentist, son arrested after woman found murdered at his home as her family sues police over killing
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Kentucky dentist Michael McKinney III is accused of tampering with evidence, and his son faces murder charges in the June 2023 stabbing death of Amber Spradlin.
Amber Spradlin, 39, was found dead with multiple stab wounds to the head and neck on June 18, 2023 on a couch in the Prestonsburg home of dentist Michael McKinney II, 56. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
McKinney II and another man, 23-year-old Josh Mullins, have both pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with evidence at the scene of her death. The Kentucky dentist was released after posting $250,000 bail, court records show.
The dentist's son, 24-year-old Michael McKinney III, was also arrested on July 30 and indicted on charges of murder along with multiple counts of evidence tampering. He is being held in lieu of $5 million bail, according to court records.
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