An eastern Kentucky census worker found naked, bound and hanging from a tree had told a friend he intended to kill himself and that he had chosen the time, place and method to do it, police records show. Those records about the death of Bill Sparkman were released Friday to... more »
A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bill Sparkman, 51, was found strangled Sept. 12 with a rope around his... more »
Authorities were set Tuesday to release findings from an investigation into the death of a census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest. Kentucky State Police Lt. David Jude said a news conference would be held at 2 p.m. EST. Federal and state... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law... more »
Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Two officials, speaking... more »
Bill Sparkman's body was found September 12th near a Clay County cemetery. The census worker was reportedly found gagged, bound and naked; hanging from a tree with the word "fed" written across his chest. The State Medical Examiner says Sparkman died from asphyxiation, but police won't say whether they think... more »
London, KY - A memorial service for the part-time U.S. Census worker whose body was found near a Clay County cemetery last month is scheduled for Monday evening in Laurel County. The service for Bill Sparkman will start at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in London. Sparkman... more »
The manager of a U.S. census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in eastern Kentucky last month says other workers are requesting to visit homes in teams rather than alone. The request comes following the death of Bill Sparkman last month. He was found tied to a tree in Clay... more »
The son of a U.S. Census Bureau worker found hanging from a tree in eastern Kentucky with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest said Tuesday he has no doubt his father was slain. Josh Sparkman told The Associated Press in a phone interview that he is frustrated investigators still... more »
