Court documents allege Winchester man tied to deaths of 2 women at motel, Airbnb

STANTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Winchester man allegedly tied to a Powell County overdose death at an Airbnb has been charged with murder, Kentucky State Police released on Wednesday.

Court documents show the investigation began on May 31, when 32-year-old Kristen Morris was found dead inside a Patsy Road Airbnb. She’d reportedly been staying there with 44-year-old Brian Epperson, and the coroner noted finding tablets filled with an unknown substance.

Investigators received a toxicology report over 20 days after her death. According to court documents, it showed that Morris had overdosed on methamphetamine, but her levels were unusually high.

“Morris had suffered an overdose, with her ng/ml of blood being 57,000+. The medical examiner’s office stated a typical overdose would be approximately 200 ng/mL of blood,” court documents read.

Shortly after midnight on June 27, family members called Winchester police to report a woman missing. Court documents noted that they believed she could be at the Red Roof Inn in Irvine based on her cell phone’s location.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found her body inside a motel room that Epperson had rented. Her identity hasn’t been released at this time. Investigators noted that they found the same style of capsules in Epperson’s truck that they recovered from the Airbnb where Morris died.

Epperson was arrested on June 27 and charged with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). He’s been lodged in the Clark County Detention Center since.

On Wednesday, July 8, state police announced that after a thorough investigation, Epperson now faces an additional murder charge in connection with Morris’ death.

He’s being held on a $100,000 bond.