'A spit in our face': Boyfriend irate after learning man who avoided murder charges in his girlfriend's death was linked to 2 other dead women

When a pistillate disappeared successful Kentucky and was recovered dormant from a cause overdose, her bereaved loved ones felt that the circumstances didn't adhd up.

They judge a antheral was responsible, and they assertion he's a serial slayer who has done the aforesaid happening to astatine slightest 2 different women — and should beryllium charged with their murders.

Brian Epperson, 45, is successful the Clark County Detention Center connected authorities charges of murder, possession of methamphetamine, and video voyeurism, according to records reviewed by Law&Crime. However, portion the suspect has been charged federally with distributing methamphetamine successful transportation with 29-year-old Reacheal Dawson's death, the execution complaint is tied to a abstracted case.

Dawson's household believes authorities could person done much to support her — fixed that Epperson had allegedly already killed 32-year-old Kristen Morris and been connected investigators' radar erstwhile Dawson disappeared connected June 26, 2025.

Morris' assemblage was recovered connected May 31, 2025; she had reportedly died from an overdose and was discovered successful an Airbnb rented by Epperson. According to a news release from the Kentucky State Police connected July 9, 2025, Epperson was arrested and charged with Morris' execution aft "a lengthy investigation" conducted with assistance from the Powell County coroner.

Between the find of Morris' assemblage and Epperson's arrest, however, much crimes had seemingly taken place.

Dawson near her location to spell for a locomotion successful agrarian Kentucky connected June 26, 2025, and ne'er returned, her household told the section outlet. Her longtime fellow Kaylieb Thompson called Dawson's sister, and the sister tracked Dawson's telephone to a Red Roof Inn successful Winchester, astir 30 minutes away.

Within hours of that call, investigators told Dawson's household that she was dead. The unfortunate reportedly had a ample magnitude of methamphetamine successful her system, though her loved ones said she did not usage drugs.

Authorities said a cause capsule had been lodged successful Dawson's esophagus, and her arms were positioned successful a mode arsenic if she had been resisting. She had besides been sexually assaulted.

Investigators seemingly learned that the edifice country successful which Dawson's assemblage was recovered had been rented by Epperson, a sanction her household did not instantly know. Authorities seemingly did, though.

Dawson's household has suggested that — if investigators did cognize astir Epperson's alleged crimes — helium shouldn't person been capable to locomotion escaped and seemingly harm their loved one.

"Had this been addressed, helium wouldn't person adjacent been successful the beingness of my sister," Dominique Dawson, Reacheal Dawson's brother, told WDRB.

Kay Dawson, the victim's sister, recounted that she learned Epperson and her sister had exchanged messages earlier her decease and that Epperson was a contractor.

At a tribunal hearing, authorities elaborate the suspect's net hunt past — though the clip framework connected the searches is unclear.

"How agelong does it instrumentality for the jaw to lock?" Thompson recalled 1 arsenic reading, portion different hunt — "Why doesn't it fuss maine to ticker idiosyncratic die" — was besides allegedly conducted.

Testimony besides reportedly referenced different decease household members accidental is linked to Epperson: successful November 2024, Hilory Davis was recovered dormant from a cause overdose successful a country the fishy allegedly booked, according to Louisville Fox affiliate WDRB. No charges have seemingly been brought successful transportation with Davis' death.

Reacheal Dawson's household besides believes — astatine slightest regarding the harrowing circumstances surrounding their loved 1 — that the cause charges against Epperson are not enough. They privation Epperson to beryllium charged with murder.

"It's a spit successful our look to complaint america with specified a petty complaint erstwhile they person much than capable proof, much than capable evidence," Thompson said.

Kay Dawson told WDRB she worries that determination whitethorn beryllium further victims.

"I deliberation my sister helped a serial slayer get disconnected the streets, due to the fact that we don't cognize however agelong he's been doing this to people," she said.

Law&Crime reached retired to the Kentucky State Police to inquire astir the presumption of the cases. Epperson's national proceedings successful transportation with Morris' and Reacheal Dawson's deaths is scheduled to commencement connected Aug. 3.