Man's murder, wife's death feed into local legend of "cursed" mansion
Summary
Mike Harding, a California transplant, disappeared in September 2022 and was later found shot dead in a vacant property in Burkesville, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police investigated his killing after a family looking at the property discovered his body; the article also describes his wife Julie Harding’s efforts to get information about the missing-person case.Key Facts
- Mike Harding disappeared in September 2022 in the Kentucky-Tennessee border region.
- His wife, Julie Harding, was a California Highway Patrol captain and called authorities seeking information about his whereabouts.
- A family touring a vacant property in Burkesville, Kentucky, found Harding’s body in a cottage.
- Prosecutor Ann Marie Gordon Anderson said Harding’s body may have been at the property for about a week, from September 19 to September 26.
- Kentucky State Police Detective BJ Burton led the investigation after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office called in state police.
- Burton said Harding had been shot four times: twice in the torso and twice in the head.
- Burton said the killer removed evidence from the scene.
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