Kat West Killed with Lucid Absinthe Bottle, Records Indicate
Kathleen “Kat” West was a mother and wife leading a double life as an online exhibitionist in Calera, Alabama. Her body was found around 5 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2018 in a neighbor’s yard. She was completely nude expect for a sports bra. Court records reveal that West had been hit on the head with a liquor bottle, which was the immediate cause of death. A 19-year-old on her way to work spotted West’ body as she was driving through the neighborhood. Near the body was a cell phone with a green liquor bottle resting atop it. Witnesses to the scene claim it looked staged. William “Jeff” West, Kat’s husband, was arrested for her murder and remains at the Shelby County Jail with bond set at $500,000.
See Kat West Killed with Lucid Absinthe Bottle, Records Indic]ate, AL.com, February 23, 2018.