The Lexington Police Department has solved a 27-year-old homicide investigation. Personal Crimes Detectives have officially solved the November 1998 homicide of Linda Rutledge, bringing justice to Linda and her family.
On November 7, 1998, around 7:40 am, the Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to the Nixon Hearing Aid Center in the 100 block of Malibu Drive for a structure fire. When crews arrived at the scene, they observed heavy smoke coming from the business and made entry. The fire was extinguished quickly, and a female victim was located deceased in the back hallway.
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 43-year-old Linda Marie Rutledge. Ms. Rutledge’s cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds to the head.