Kentucky State Police Detectives responded to the scene of a double homicide investigation at a residence on Fred Nash Lane in the Corbin community of Whitley County on Wednesday, June 7. The two bodies were discovered after KSP received a call about a possible shooting around 2:30am Wednesday. The two deceased were identified as Denver Nicely, 47, of Corbin, and Joshua Wernicke, 28, of Keavy. The bodies of the two men will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Upon further investigation, Paul E. Parsons, 47, of Corbin, was developed as a suspect and arrested. He was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center, charged with 1st degree burglary and two counts of murder.
