Samuel Steven Field

Murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Date of birth: November 21, 1971
Age at first offence: 22
Characteristics: —
Victim profile: Bess Horton (female, 84)
Method of murder: Stabbing with knife
Date(s) of murder: August 19, 1993
Years active: 1993
Date of arrest: Same day
Status: Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on April 29, 1997; conviction reversed and remanded on March 16, 2000; re-sentenced to death on January 8, 2004

Case Summary

Case identification

Name: Samuel Steven Field
Supreme Court case: 1997-SC-0424-MR Fields, Samuel Steven
Date of birth: 11-21-71

Background

Samuel Steven Field was initially sentenced to death on April 29, 1997 for the murder of 84-year-old Bess Horton.

His case was reversed and remanded on March 16, 2000.

He was re-sentenced to death on January 8, 2004.

The offence

During the early morning hours of August 19, 1993, in Floyd County, Samuel Steven Field entered the home of Bess Horton through a back window.

Field stabbed the victim in the head and slashed her throat.

Bess Horton died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries of the head and neck with exsanguinations.

The large knife used to slash her throat was found protruding from her right temple area.

Investigation and arrest

Samuel Steven Field was arrested at the scene.

The case was transferred to Rowan County.

Trial

Samuel Steven Field was tried and sentenced to death in 1997.

Appeals

The death sentence was reversed for retrial on March 16, 2000.

Sentencing

Samuel Steven Field was re-sentenced to death on January 8, 2004.

Outcome

Initial sentence: Death on April 29, 1997
Reversal and remand: March 16, 2000
Re-sentencing: Death on January 8, 2004

Other details

During the early morning hours of August 19, 1993, in Carter County, this killer entered the home of an 84-year-old woman through a back window, stabbed the victim in the head, and slashed her throat; the victim died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries of the head and neck, and the large knife used to slash her throat was found protruding from her right temple.

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