Victim: Penette Jill (Phelps) Slayback
Perpetrator: [Unsolved]
Date of Incident: 1978-08-11
Location of Incident: Lawrenceburg Township
On August 11, 1978, Penette Jill (Phelps) Slayback, who went by Penny, was stabbed to death in her home at Weaver’s Trailer Court. Penny’s 8-year-old daughter, Michelle, found the body. The case was never solved.
Sources
The Dearborn County Register (1978, August 24). Police pursuing new leads in Slayback murder case. The Dearborn County Register, 2A.
The Journal-Press (1978, September 5). Police department employee questioned, cleared in Penny Slayback stabbing. The Journal-Press, 1.
The Dearborn County Register (1978, November 2). Kentucky man still suspect in Penny Slayback murder. The Dearborn County Register, 1A.
The Dearborn County Register (1979, March 1). Pennette Slayback killer still sought. The Dearborn County Register, 1A.
Wells, B. (1985, October 22). Case not closed in 1978 Slayback murder. The Journal-Press, 1A.
The Journal-Press (2010, December 28). Too many were gone too soon in 2010. The Journal-Press, 1A.