Charles Bussell

Murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA
Date of birth: March 11, 1955
Age at first offence: 35
Characteristics: robbery
Victim profile: Sue Lail
Method of murder: Strangulation
Date(s) of murder: December 3, 1990
Years active: 1990
Date of arrest: April 11, 1991
Status: Life imprisonment
Sentenced to death on January 17, 1992; reversed; resentenced to life in prison in 2009

Case Summary

Case details

Charles Bussell (DOB 3-11-55) was sentenced to death on January 17, 1992.

Bussell was involved in the murder and robbery of an elderly Hopkinsville woman in Christian County. The victim was Sue Lail of Christian County. Sue Lail had employed Bussell to perform odd jobs around her home.

The victim was reported missing on December 3, 1990. Her body was not discovered until February 22, 1991. A decomposed corpse had to be identified by dental x-rays.

The victim was beaten and strangled to death during a robbery at her home in Christian County in 1990. Her injuries included multiple rib fractures, a dislocated vertebral disc, and a fractured Adam's apple.

Timeline

3 December 1990 — Sue Lail was reported missing.
22 February 1991 — Sue Lail’s body was discovered; the decomposed corpse was identified by dental x-rays.
11 April 1991 — Charles Bussell was arrested.
21 November 1991 — Charles Bussell was tried and convicted of murder and 1st degree robbery.
17 January 1992 — Charles Bussell was sentenced to death.
2009 — The death sentence was reversed and Bussell was resentenced to life in prison.

Investigation and arrest

Bussell was arrested on April 11, 1991.

Trial

Bussell was tried and convicted of murder and 1st degree robbery on November 21, 1991.

Sentencing

Bussell was sentenced to death on January 17, 1992 in Christian County.

Appeals and resentencing

The death sentence was reversed, and Bussell was resentenced to life in prison in 2009.

Other details

The case involved the murder and robbery of an elderly Hopkinsville woman, identified as Sue Lail of Christian County.

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