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Push for ‘Angela’s Law’ continues in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — One Kentucky lawmaker is continuing the fight to get a bill named “Angela’s Law” passed.

Rep. Samara Heavrin said the law would make the post-mortem rape of a murder or kidnapping victim eligible for the death penalty, which is what happened to 27-year-old Angela Kerr when she was killed in 2021. As of now, it is only punishable up to five years.

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“The person, after she was murdered, raped her and video recorded it. And he did not get life in prison or, the death penalty,” said Heavrin.

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After years of introducing the bill, it was never signed into law. With a recent discussion in a judicial meeting. Heavrin said it is a step forward in getting the bill passed.

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“We got some really great feedback from members of some possible changes that we could make, but also, from the House chairman,” she explained. “So, I think that this year, with us having been in front of the Judiciary Committee during the interim, that this will really give us a chance to get this legislation through.”

Heavrin said she plans to file a new version of the bill when the legislative session begins in January 2026.

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