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Updated: 6:43 PM Sep 15, 2009
Questions surround Laurel County man's death
Bill Sparkman was found death Saturday night in rural Clay County.
Posted: 5:32 PM Sep 15, 2009Reporter: Phil Pendleton Email Address: phil.pendleton@wkyt.com |
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Concern..and worry gripped the staff of Johnson Elementary last Thursday when Bill Sparkman didn't show up for his after school work assignment.
“He was always where he was supposed to be, when he was supposed to be. He didn't call..he didn't show up,” said Johnson Ele. Family Resource Center Director Gilbert Acciardo.
The 51-year-old Sparkman had recently beaten the odds in an often fatal form of cancer. That was while he spent two years earning a teaching degree while holding down two jobs. And school staff say he was always dependable. Then on Sunday..his body was found more than 30 miles away..in a rural part of Clay County.
“We have the same questions everybody else does..what happened to Mr. Sparkman? Because we know what police have told us,” said Acciardo.
Police are not saying how Sparkman died or even what kind of injuries he had, and they say at this point they are not ruling anything out.
Police aren't saying whether the investigation is leaning towards an accidental death..or a homicide.
Besides his job in education...friends say Sparkman also worked for the US Census Bureau..which could explain why he was in such a rural part of Clay County. But police say his family doesn't know for sure.
Police say the exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.
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First and most importantly, condolences to Mr. Sparkman's family, friends and students. That said, I need to make a few more comments. It's posts like Mary's and Seth's that sometimes make me embarrassed to be democrat. Turning such a sad story into a grandstand for your closed-minded political views is shameful (we're supposed to be the tolerant ones, right?) And blaming the likes of Limbaugh and Beck for a MURDER makes all dems sound like total nutjobs. We spent decades trying to make sure that ANYONE had the right to say just about anything in this country and now that there are a few popular people who's opinions differ from ours, you accuse them of murder? Please. Besides, you'd better wait to see what the police find before you go off on the "right wing nuts". Maybe the poor guy accidentally found the wrong democrat's marijuana patch. Remember, this is the fault of the sicko(s) who commited the act and no one else.
It was only a matter of time until a tragedy. Rush L, and the congresswoman from Minn, are to blamb, but we probably wont hear about it after today. The right wing nuts are dangerous, This looks like 3 murders so far.
I am disappointed that so many Americans are taking the opportunity to use this tragic event to stir up hate. No body here knows anything about why he was murdered!!! But they want to stir up issues about guns, republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives, stupid southerns, Christians, etc. We should ALL SHUT UP and try to act like Americans!!! Let the police and FBI do their job, and the guilty party will be found and punished. Lets not make things in this country worse by taking every opportunity to sling mud at each other just because we have a difference of opinions. We can settle those at election time. Please think before you open your mouths about what kind of an idiot you are making yourself look like!!! And yes I am a gun toting, bible thumping, very conservative male who votes for the man and not the party and NO, I did not vote for Obama. But I will live with Him in peace and hope for the best for the country. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE U.S.A.
