Little Lost Angel (43 page)

The Witches’ Castle, the old stone building where Shanda was told that she might not survive the night. (
Photo by
Courier-Journal
photographer Paul Schuhmann
)

Aerial view of the field where hunters discovered Shanda’s body. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

The X marks the spot where Shanda’s burned body was found. The tire tracks of Laurie Tackett’s car are visible in the gravel road. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

Melinda Loveless. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

Laurie Tackett. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

Toni Lawrence. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

Hope Rippey. (
Photo by Sgt. Curtis Wells
)

Detective Steve Henry. (
Photo by Bud Kraft
)

Prosecutor Guy Townsend. (
Photo by Joe Trotter
)

Laurie Tackett’s attorney, Wil Goering. (
Photo by Michael Quinlan
)

Sheriff Buck Shipley. (
Photo by Joe Trotter
)

Judge Ted Todd. (
Photo by Joe Trotter
)

Melinda Loveless being led from the courthouse by her attorneys, Bob Hammerle (on left, wearing glasses) and Russ Johnson, after hearing her sentence of sixty years in prison. (
Photo by
Courier-Journal
photographer Larry Spitzer
)