[KY] Debbie Ann McKinney Rediess

Simpson County Sheriff's Deputy Randall Creek murdered his ex-girlfriend Debbie Ann McKinney Rediess of Smith's Grove, Kentucky on October 5th in the driveway of her home. He's been picked up in Iowa & will be returned to Kentucky to face murder charges.

The sons of Debbie, and the son of Deputy Creek, are brokenhearted. Deputy Creek's son Andre weeps not only for himself but for Debbie's boys. Debbie's sons, Dustin & John, wipe their tears enough to tell us what a loving woman their mother has been.

..."She was in bed getting ready to get up for church when he showed up. That's when everything happened," said John Rediess... Nobody ever met her that didn't like her. She had more heart than most people ever would"...

CONFESSED KILLER TO BE GREETED BY $1M BOND
CREEK WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FROM IOWA NEXT WEEK TO FACE CHARGES IN SHOOTING DEATH OF EX-GIRLFRIEND
Bowling Green Daily News
By Burton Speakman, The Daily News, bspeakman@bgdailynews.com/783-3240
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 11:42 AM CDT
[Excerpts] It will be nearly a week before Randall Creek is returned to Kentucky to face charges in the death of his former girlfriend. Creek, 41, of 348 Pirates Cove in Bowling Green, admitted in a letter to the Daily News, law enforcement and others that he shot Debbie Rediess, 46. She was shot Sunday morning in the driveway of her home at 460 Hays Road North near Smiths Grove. Creek, a Simpson County Sheriff’s deputy who has since been fired, had also previously worked as a deputy jailer in Warren and Simpson counties... Creek is charged with murder in connection with Rediess’ death. His bond was set at $1 million... Creek had a solid background and had been around law enforcement for years, Starks said. He was always working with children, he said, and the whole incident seemed completely out of character. “But you can never tell what’s going on in someone’s head,” Starks said. Creek was on the run for nearly two days after the shooting. He was taken into custody by deputies from the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansdale Police Department in Iowa on the murder warrant at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday... Creek sent three e-mails, the first about three hours before Rediess’ death... More charges could be filed against Creek, Holder said. Any additional charges will be decided by Cohron and the detective handling the case. [Full article here]

EXCERPTS FROM EARLIER NEWS:

[KY] Deputy Creek killed Debbie Rediess - MANHUNT

DEPUTY SOUGHT IN SLAYING : MANHUNT UNDER WAY AFTER GIRLFRIEND SHOT TO DEATH
CREEK HAD SENT AN E-MAIL TO THE DAILY NEWS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH WOMAN
Bowling Green Daily News
Monday, October 6, 2008 4:17 PM CDT
[Excerpts] A southern Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was being sought today after his girlfriend was found shot to death outside her home... [Simpson County Deputy Randall] Creek sent an e-mail letter to the Daily News at 4:38 a.m. Sunday regarding his relationship with Rediess... Creek may also be in southern Indiana or eastern Illinois. Holder said Creek is believed to be armed with at least a handgun and a shotgun. Creek ran for Warren County jailer as a Republican in 2002, losing to incumbent Jailer Jackie Strode. This is the actual text of the email that Creek sent the Daily News early Sunday morning... [Full article here]

SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WANTED FOR EX-GIRLFRIEND'S DEATH
Posted: Oct 6, 2008 09:03 PM PDT
[Excerpt] ...Authorities said no one should approach him because they think he has two guns. "His background is as clean as a whistle. As most officers, you would expect their background to be clean. His is," said state trooper Todd Holder... [Full article here]

[KY] Deputy Creek killed Debbie Rediess - Emails

RANDALL CREEK MURDERED DEBBIE REDIESS
dreamin'demon blog
Created on October 07th, 2008 by Morbid
[Excerpt] ...Creek sent two emails to Bowling Green Daily News. One shortly before the shooting and then one after... The email that was sent after the shooting was as follows... [Full blog entry here]

[KY] Deputy Creek killed Debbie Rediess - Caught in Iowa

POLICE DESCRIBE TRAIL LEADING TO MURDER SUSPECT
KCRG
By Justin Foss Justin.Foss@kcrg.com
Created: Oct 7, 2008 at 8:33 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 7, 2008 at 10:29 PM CDT
EVANSDALE - Consider this a reason not to brag.
[Excerpts] After fleeing Kentucky, 41-year-old Randall Creek, of Bowling Green, KY, stopped at the North Liberty Library to taunt police officers looking for him nearly 500 miles away. Kentucky police say Creek is a Deputy with the Simpson County Sheriff's Department in Kentucky, and accuse him of murdering his girlfriend at her Smiths Grove, KY, home on Sunday night. Monday night, Creek e-mailed saying he wasn't going to put up a fight, however he was going to make the Kentucky State Police earn their money... Within hours of the e-mail investigators back in Kentucky traced Creek's e-mail to a computer at the North Liberty Library... [Full article here]

[KY] Deputy Creek killed Debbie Rediess - Sons speak

BOTH FAMILIES SPEAK OUT ON DEPUTY MANHUNT AND MURDER
WBKO
Daniel Kemp daniel.kemp@wbko.com
Posted: 8:26 PM Oct 6, 2008
Last Updated: 10:46 PM Oct 6, 2008
[Excerpts] Families speak out after a Simpson County sheriff's deputy [Randall Creek] shoots and kills his ex-girlfriend in her driveway early October 5th... Creek is now on the run as police continue a state-wide manhunt. Daniel Kemp spoke with the families of both Rediess and Creek... "She was in bed getting ready to get up for church when he showed up. That's when everything happened," said John Rediess, the son of Debbie Rediess... Nobody ever met her that didn't like her. She had more heart than most people ever would," John Rediess assured. "She loved everybody. She would do anything for anybody. That's what she lived for--her family," added Dustin Rediess, John's brother. Now, not only are Rediess' two sons in shock, but Randall Creek's son is having to deal with it too. "He told me what he did and pretty much just said goodbye and that he loved me," said Andre Creek, the son of Randall Creek... "You wake up in the morning to your dad saying, 'Bye,' for the last time, somebody who loved you so much," Andre Creek said. While he's hurting, Andre Creek says it's not near the pain being felt by the Rediess family. "People keep telling me they're praying for me. It's so much harder on them than it is me." And as both families try to figure out how to move on, Debbie Rediess' sons just want their mother remembered for what she was. "My mom she was a great woman. It's a great loss to anybody. It's a great loss to us," John Rediess said... [Full article here]


From Debbie's Obituary:

"Debbie Ann McKinney Rediess, 46, of Smiths Grove died at 8:14 a.m., October 5, 2008 at her residence. The Warren County native was a employee of Country Oven Bakery. She was loving, caring, and humble. Debbie adored gardening, cooking, animals and most of all her family. Everyone who knew her will remember her warm smile and kind spirit. She was a dedicated daughter, mother, grandmother and friend... Funeral is at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green chapel... Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home... [Full Obituary here OR here ]