A Hopkinsville woman who has served four years of a 22-year sentence in connection to the 2014 Champion murders in Trigg County went before a parole board Thursday morning and had her request for an early medical release denied.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins tells the News Edge says she is thankful the parole board denied Ann Plotkin’s request.
On Monday, Ovey-Wiggins told us Plotkin had filed for an early medical release due to a terminal illness. Plotkin previously pled guilty to three counts of complicity to murder in connection to the deaths of 62-year old Lindsey Champion, his wife 60-year old Joy Champion, and their daughter, 31-year old Emily Champion.
Lindsey’s sister, Lisa Champion says she received a text message about two weeks ago about Plotkin requesting an early medical release and it was like getting a kick-in-the stomach.
Family members traveled to Frankfort to appear before the parole board Monday and also delivered letters from community members adamantly opposing Plotkin’s release.
After she received the call Thursday morning that the parole board had denied Plotkin’s request, Champion says she became emotional.
She adds they also delivered the parole board over 50 letters from community members as well as other letters from the community members who mailed them directly to the board.
During the trial, Kentucky State Police Trooper Jody Cash previously reported Plotkin assisted Ryan Champion in planning the murders of his parents and sister and assisted in communication between Champion and the fourth person who was killed, 22-year old Vito Riservato, who were found shot to death inside the Champion’s Trigg County home on October 26, 2014.
Champion was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he pled guilty to murder, complicity to murder and complicity to kidnapping.
Plotkin is incarcerated at the Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange.
