Triple homicide in Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP/WTVQ) – Three people have been found dead in what authorities are investigating as a triple homicide.

Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell told local news outlets that Emogene Bittner, her husband Christopher Bittner and her son Robert Kennedy III appear to have been strangled at their home.

It is unclear how old the victims were.

Harrell says the sheriff’s office has identified persons of interest. No arrests have yet been made.

*Note:  The photo from the crime scene that accompanies this story is courtesy of Angela Turner.