The Kentucky woman recently arrested for the murder of her roommate is actually mid-2000s adult performer Kelsey Michaels, RadarOnline.com reports.
Michaels, real name Danelle N. Powell, 33, stands accused of shooting mother of two LeeAnna Brumley, 25, and striking her down with a hatchet.
The accused then allegedly set her victim’s body afire.
Brumley leaves behind two children.
Remains
According to Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Karl Clinard, Brumley’s remains were discovered in a field off Charter Oaks Road in northern Pulaski County.
Brumley, who was 25 years old, had been missing since May 22.
At a Thursday press conference, PCSO detective and lead investigator Lt. Bobby Jones said they believe Brumley was killed on that date.
No motive has been released.
PCSO officials said the members of the Major Crimes Task Force searched a field off of Charter Oaks Road near Science Hill. During that search, several human bones were found. Those remains have been sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office for identification. However, officials believe they are the remains of Brumley.
As part of the investigation, officials also searched an area off of Anderson Valley Lane in Science Hill.
Lt. Jones stated that both Brumley and Powell had been staying at the residence of Gerald Avalon Hendricks, 53, of Science Hill.
“At some point, LeeAnna Brumley was led away from that residence, led to a rural area in northern Pulaski county. The information that we got [was] that she was shot, and then struck in the head with a hatchet, and then burned.”
“It was brutal circumstance that she went through.”
Jones said also that they believe she was killed at one location and her body transported to a second location – the area where human remains were found.
“She was burned in two different locations,” Jones said.
Hendricks is currently incarcerated under Rape and Kidnapping charges that are unrelated to this case.
Bad company
PCSO had previously announced they were seeking Corky L. Hendricks, 39, also of Science Hill and a relative of Gerald Avalon Hendricks, in connection with Brumley’s disappearance. He is currently lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on charges unrelated to the Brumley case, including charges of Cultivating Marijuana and Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon.
Lt. Jones said that he expected, once the case was presented to a Grand Jury, both Hendricks men will face charges in the Brumley case.
Brumley was reported missing by her mother on June 4. Sheriff Greg Speck said that PCSO assigned the missing persons case to the Pulaski County Major Crimes Task Force within 48 hours.
Jones said there were several indications that Brumley had met with foul play.
“She was a social butterfly. She was on social media all the time. That stopped. She stopped seeing her children … and some of the texts that came in were disturbing, so that’s the reason we looked into it.”
Speck and Jones thanked the other members of the Major Crimes Task Force (Somerset Police Department, Kentucky State Police and Burnside Police Department), as well as the U.S. Marshals Service, which assisted with Powell’s arrest.
Powell was located Thursday morning in an apartment on West Columbia Street in her hometown of Somerset, KY.
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office says more suspects may be charged after the case is presented to the Grand Jury. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Brumley leaves behind two children.
As Kelsey Michaels, Powell appeared in adult films and videos between 2005 and 2008.
5 Responses
What is it with former performers killing people and molesting children lately? This shit didn’t used to happen as often as it does now. This keeps XXXReporter busy writing and submitting articles (although I suspect he does not want to be doing it and would rather make his salary reporting for this site reporting on other, less macabre things) but it is very sad and makes this industry look like a bunch of lowlifes when most performers are actually good people that just like to have sex enough that they do it for a living.
When it all comes out in the wash you will see Meth is in the picture.
First MeToo was scary enough then came overdose now girls are killing their roommates. God dam this industry is fucked. Its scary
Please change out the Kelsey Michaels during her porn career pic, Mike Kelsey looks far too much like the honorable and respectable Dillion Harper. Seriously not right . Dillion Is Hot and has prettier boobs. and ooh yes a super nice bum