KSP investigates two murders in same county within 24 hours

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police is investigating two murders in one county.

The first happened over the weekend. The second was Monday. Both were in Rockcastle County.

Both resulted in two men dead, and two suspects are now facing murder charges.

The cases do not appear to be related to one another.

Clayton Cox is accused of murdering Josh Dooley. According to state police, Dooley was shot to death in his home, and he was found when police were called to his home for a welfare check.

That shooting took place on Goochland Cave Road, which is in the Orlando community of Rockcastle County. According to state police, Clayton Cox had made threatening social media posts, and there had been an argument between him and Dooley in the past.

From jail, Cox said he had sought help from the police regarding this situation, and he said it never should have come to this.

“Like I said I called 911 countless times, and now I am in this hole. They don’t come. They don’t come out there. And I am not the only one. This has gone on a lot. The law don’t do nothing about it,” said Cox.

The second murder police are investigating happened on Monday in Livingston.

State police say an anonymous caller alerted them to a body on Sandhill Road. They discovered 54-year-old Benjamin Jones with apparent gunshot wounds. They say they charged Terry L. Burke with his murder.

Both victims were sent to the state medical examiner for autopsies.

A GoFundMe has been started to help cover the funeral expenses for Josh Dooley’s family.