Copyright 2019 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. When Bobby was describing all the allegations to Lexington Police he stated, Bill Canan was a friend of the family and that Melanie and him were dating. To make everything more suspicious about Melanies disappearance, Bill Canan was the police officer that Bobby Flynn reported Melanies disappearance to. Brad Roberts? Living in Kentucky near all the event mentioned in The Bluegrass Conspiracy I found this book to be really historical and cool. I believe almost all of them, too, whether they become discredited in the media or not. Dan Lassiter lived here in Lexington and was in the horse business and started the Ponderosa restuarants which were very popular back then. On Thursday, crews focused on digging in one particular area and brought in an excavator to dig two holes. When the missing persons report hit new station all over the state of Kentucky, they described Melanie as. At least 4 deaths; power outages climb. And he has to "go along" with what those backers do whether he may agree with it or not. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Bluegrass Conspiracy: Where are they now? With a population of just over 14,000, it was voted "The Most Beautiful Small Town In America" and also boasts of being the "Bourbon Capital of the World," due to the presence of six major whiskey distilleries in town. Maybe some LA cops were there? Dave Evans and Dr. Phil are actually the same person. Three days after of not hearing from their daughter, Bobby Flynn called Lexington Police. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Yet Nobody was ever arrested (Rothmiller's claim for the LA Secret Police as well). These connections allowed them to commit crimes without getting caught. Uncovering the conspiracy: Former WKYT journalists reflect on crime, corruption behind Cocaine Bear drug run, In the early- to mid-1980s, WKYT reported extensively on what would become known as the Bluegrass Conspiracy., One dead after tree falls onto car in Lexington, Chris Baileys Forecast | Potential for tornadoes to spin up across the area, One arrested, one injured in Nicholasville shooting, Big Sandy RECC crews continue working to restore power outages, Family of Letcher County woman offering reward for information on her death, EKY churches partner to help those impacted by historic flood, The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs and Murder,, 2019 podcast interview with WKYTs Amber Philpott, Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy, the circumstances surrounding Thorntons death. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Daniel Goldin: NASA's Creature from the Black Vault, Part Two: ORWELL IN SPACE, NPRs This American Life Whitewashes U.S. Lester Flatt never died and is coming back on September 29th to host the IBMA Awards and assume control of the IBMA. So we have all these cops trained as spies with knowledge of bombs, surveillance, etc. Drew Thorntons death really validated a lot of what she wrote, and now the Cocaine Bear comes along for a new generation and re-validates a lot.. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. according to our reporting partners at the Lexington Herald-Leader. LEX 18 was told that a credible tip was what led detectives to the campground near Murphy's Landing. Just keep it off the television, whatever you do was how they put it, when this underhanded plan was being formed. Background. Among those was John Bizzack --at the time the Earleys were murdered, one of the highest ranking officers in the department, second in command only to the Chief and in charge of both the homicide and narcotics division. This training has the potential (and the history as per Bluegrass Conspiracy and others) of being USED by government against the ordinary citizen. 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Many of the cops and others later arrested claimed that they had been told they were working for the CIA and of course the CIA disavowed them. After calls to his elder sisters, both of whom dismissed . It was just one after another, and it was unheard of in Lexington television, Denton said in 2019. and this is just a few) had Intelligence connections or more. Of all the people involved in the illegal drug ring also known as the Bluegrass Conspiracy, very few were ever punished. The IBMA has actually been bankrupt since the first year it moved to Nashville, and last year it was secretly sold to the Coca-Cola company for an undisclosed amount of cash and controlling interest in the IBMA Board of Directors. About two years ago, a man who lived on Cornishville Road named Hunter went to visit his wifes sister in Versailles. In past years Melanie had many horse riding accidents. were there TOGETHER. "We will exhaust all of our leads again, and hopefully we can come up with something that will help the family out.". The country music ties to the Bluegrass Conspiracy and the Cocaine Bear were loose to begin with. Brown, Jr. was married to the ex wife of Robert Evans of Paramount Pictures fame---the Heidi Fleiss case--and had been the lover of Denise Brown years before---connected to drugs---tied in with the Cotton Club murder---etc. In August of the 1977, Melanies purse was found floating in the Kentucky River around Camp Nelson, which is located about 20 miles outside of Lexington. And youre going to tell me this is just a coincidence? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Market data provided byFactset. I happen to believe that the same requirements from the Feds that began in the 70's (the CIA training) was in effect in LA during that time and later and caused the LAPD Intelligence Squad to come into existence. In 1996 his brother Joe, having served six years in a federal prison for conspiracy in the Judge Wood murder, dies in an automobile accident near El Paso, Texas. The plane that Thornton jumped out of crashed 60 miles away in Hayesville, North Carolina. p.47. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.smartfellowspress.com/_random1/0000000f.htm. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided byRefinitiv Lipper. This scandal had a great impact on a small town, yet still remains a mystery to everyone not involved. Visit him online : Blonde to light brown hair, brown eyes. He spotted the body through his bathroom window whilst shaving as part of his morning routine. Some say that he left because of both reasons, but that will never be known. My Profile Has this training continued? I havent been a journalist in Kentucky for a long time, but I can still remember what they were suspected of and charged with back in the early 1980s when I was the investigative reporter for WKYT TV. Her ex-husband was Robert Evan's fame of the Cotton Club Murders and Denise's former lover and Paramount film producer. It sure caused havoc here with The Bluegrass Conspiracy. Fuhrman's so-called real partner? Vance was a prominent state official who was convicted in 1987 on a federal charge of conspiracy to transport a firearm that was used in a murder. We have our conspiracy theories in the world of bluegrass music, too, Im happy to say. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Next week: The real long term plan to hold the IBMA World of Bluegrass in outer space by 2015, and the coming requirement that all bands carry either drums and/or accordion by 2016 to be eligible to showcase or play the Fan Fest. Predictably, neither obit mentioned their involvement in the Bluegrass Conspiracy and the other sordid events of the 1970s. I think that little "picnic" that you mentioned--The Good Ole Boy Roundup--in Chattanooga, Tenn. is a prime example. (Source: WLEX/Family Photo) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WAVE) - After a few days of wet weather postponed it, the search for Melanie Flynn resumed Wednesday. Its fitting because ours is a kind of music that has been systematically denied mass-market exposure for decades, and I suppose thats just a coincidence. (Note: There will be heavy use of quotation marks throughout the rest of this column. Gordon. 2022 FOX News Network, LLC. 3) You can find my blog at Beans banality. Hed been a beat cop throughout his career, and was appointed Chief of Police to clean up the corruption within the department. You can send the photos to policepio@lexingtonpolice.ky.gov. and last updated 3:26 PM, Jul 08, 2019. It was a wonderful reading experience and I highly recommend it. It is time to leave Americaif you are into digging into conspiracies becauseuhthe police state is gonna be gulaging guys likeus. When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985 carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine, the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It also includes the disappearance of Melanie Flynn. Her father had been on city council. The Lex PD covered it up. http://www.shout.net/~bigred/RFOJ.html, THE BLUEGRASS CONSPIRACY Saying goodbye to her co workers and heading off to the doctors office, driving her 1975 Ford Elite (Melanie Dee Flynn, Kentucky, 1977). People may say, where is she going with this. THE GOOD OLE BOYS ROUNDUP. Trying to catch up Thornton was a hard task for the investigators during this case; he was always on the run. of Fed money coming in with strings attached) are trained in another facility in East Georgia run by the CIA. Well, one of the "money" people behind this operation was a horse business woman by the name of Anita Madden. This weekend, Universal premieres what may be the most ridiculous movie of the year: Cocaine Bear, a violent horror-comedy inspired by a bizarre real-life event. Flynn worked for Canan as an undercover informant, and a fellow police officer once testified that Canan admitted killing Flynn. He also was from the "society set" here of horse business families.