Sunday 6 April 1997 - 20th Anniversary - Thursday 6 April 2017
The Greeneville Sun, 25 March 2017
2 Defendants In Lillelid Murders Want Sentence Reduced
All are now adults and serving prison sentences of life without the possibility of parole. Two of those defendants spoke out this week about the events leading up to the deaths of three members of the Lillelid family, and permanent injuries suffered by the survivor, who was 2 years old when he was shot.
The shootings of four members of the Lillelid family in 1997 drew worldwide attention. Developments involving the six young case defendants from Eastern Kentucky played out on a national stage.
April 6 marks the 20th anniversary of the Lillelid murders, considered by many among the most horrific crimes ever committed in Greene County.