Arkansas woman murdered by same person who murdered her mother 23 years ago: Police

ABC News ^ | 28 March 2020 | Christina Carrega

[Theoria]

The daughter was killed in the same house where her mother was killed.

Almost 23 years after an Arkansas mother was murdered by a 16-year-old, the convicted killer allegedly killed her daughter, police said.

Deputies from the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Wednesday at the historical Snowden House in Horseshoe Lake where they saw a possible suspect fleeing the property.

Police located "a possible suspect who jumped from an upstairs window and ran to a vehicle that he drove across the yard and got stuck in the yard at the Snowden house, the suspect then jumped from the car and ran and jumped into the lake," according to a post from the sheriff office's Facebook page. "He was observed going under the water and never came back up."

Authorities found the body of 63-year-old Martha McKay inside the house and the alleged killer's body was recovered from the water. Both bodies were sent to the state's medical examiner's office to determine the cause and manner of death.

[Theoria]

Nuts.

[Theoria]

From another article:

'Dottie Jones of Memphis, a first cousin of the deceased, confirmed such details as could be immediately known. Jones said that her cousin had befriended Lewis during his time in prison and subsequent parole. She said that members of the family had opposed a capital sentence at the time of Lewis’ conviction for the 1996 crime, committed when Lewis was surprised by his victims in the act of committing a burglary. After that dual murder, Lewis set fire to that house, which had been situated near the site of today’s crime.'

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

We have an under-incarceration problem in this country.

[QBFimi]

>> We have an under-incarceration problem in this country.

I’d venture to say an underused death penalty.

[faucetman]

Outlaw PAROLE!

No need for PAROLE!

Do the crime, do the time, ALL OF IT!

[Balding_Eagle]

that was a confusing read.

BUT if I have it right, then, IF someone had to die by the hands of a convicted killer, he got the right victim.

[George from New England]

Only in Arkansas.

[Tucker39]

I’d call it an under-execution problem for those who commit murder.....starting with abortionists.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

This is why we have a death penalty

[ronnie raygun]

Interesting to see the ramifications of these rat gov’s and mayors of blue states opening up the jails in the name of social justice and letting them go free. Victims beware they will be coming after those who put them there. Good move rat scumbag politicians

[Menehune56]

The death penalty, when applied, is 100% effective in preventing recidivism by convicted murderers. A pity it wasn’t applied here.

[metmom]

AMEN!!!

[Bob434]

huh? Why did the victim ‘have to die?

[boycott]

“ran and jumped into the lake, ... “

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I am thinking he’s in another lake now.

[Balding_Eagle]

Read what I said again, more carefully this time.

[Bob434]

[[IF someone had to die by the hands of a convicted killer, he got the right victim.]]

Read it carefully the first time- still unclear why you think the victim was the ‘right one to die by the hands of the killer’? But thanks for being snide-

[Blennos]

Here is a site with photos of the victim and murderer:

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2020/03/25/martha-mckay-murder-travis-lewis-horseshoe-lake-arkansas/5085237002/

[A_perfect_lady]

Jones said that her cousin (the victim) had befriended Lewis during his time in prison and subsequent parole...

Okay. I see. Moving on.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Should have been executed for the first one, then he couldn’t do it again.

[Luke21]

How about a little death penalty?