Kaitlyn Lynch.Photo:Go Fund Me
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The mother of two who police say waskidnapped from Ohioand later found dead in Tennessee was familiar with her alleged killer and was trying to help him, according to her employer, who spoke toTheCincinnatiEnquirer.
Lynch worked with James Hartke at his law firm in Ohio, Hartke told theEnquirer, and he said that Miller was a friend of Lynch’s late husband — who unexpectedly died this spring.
“He [Miller] had fallen on hard times and she offered to let him stay in her basement,” Hartke told theEnquirer. He also told the outlet that he heard Miller had romantic feelings for Lynch, which she did not return.
Investigators began searching for Lynch on Aug. 18 after police responded to a Cincinnati home on a report of shots fired, per apress releasefrom the Cincinnati Police Department. Police said an investigation revealed “that a victim might have been injured and held against her will in her vehicle that was taken," the release states.
“She was super sweet,” Sherrie Rickman, who also worked with Lynch at the law firm, told theEnquirer. “She was a really spunky girl. She was a hugger.”
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Lance Miller.Cincinnati Police Department
Cincinnati Police Department
AGoFundMe campaignhas been created to help raise money for Lynch’s funeral and for her two daughters, ages 7 and 8.
source: people.com
