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Kentucky Town Vexed by Multiple Killing
Greenville, Ky. - A man accused of killing his parents and two neighbors was being held without bond Tuesday as police tried to figure a motive behind the crimes.Police said Terry Todd Wedding, 27, fatally shot his mother; police officer Joey Vincent, also a pastor and Wedding's first cousin; and Vincent's wife. He beat his father to death with a baseball bat, police said.
Wedding pleaded innocent Monday to four counts of murder and one count of theft for allegedly taking $1,200 from his parents' home. A preliminary hearing was scheduled July 7.
Police said Vincent, 29, and his 22-year-old pregnant wife, Amy, were killed early Sunday morning in the driveway of their home, which is adjacent to the home of Wedding and his parents. The Vincents' 3-year-old daughter was found inside unharmed.
Police said Wedding killed his parents, Manville Todd Wedding, 59, and Beverly W. Wedding, 56, late Saturday or early Sunday in an open field about a mile from the family home in Depoy.
"Right now, we're working on a motive," state police spokesman Bryan Pitney said. "We're trying to nail down anything that may be more obvious to those in the community."
Officer Richard Morris said Vincent was one of two officers who recently used force when taking Wedding into custody for psychiatric treatment at a state hospital. Morris declined further comment. Pitney also declined comment.
In downtown Greenville, a city of about 4,500 people, flags flew at half-staff and large blue ribbons hung in honor of the victims from the doors of all the businesses on Main Street, including the Harbin Memorial Library.
"I think everyone's just in shock," said library employee Sandra Galyen. "You hear something like that about such good people and you just don't believe it. You know deep down it's the truth but your mind just won't let you believe it."
June 29, 1999
Source: Newswire
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