Kentucky police: Daughter dismembered mother, cooked body parts

MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (Scripps News Lexington) — Investigators arrested a woman after they say they found the body of her dismembered mother outside the home they shared in Kentucky.

Police said that they were called to a home in Robertson County after someone who was there to work on Trudy Fields’ property told them she didn’t answer the door, then saw what he thought was her dismembered body lying in the grass near a blood-stained mattress.

Torilena Fields (Bourbon County Detention Center via Scripps News Lexington)

Kentucky State Police Trooper David Jones said, “Units responded and found a dead female in the backyard. Tried to make contact with somebody at the house. The house was locked up. They backed up, set up a perimeter. We had other units respond. Ended up getting a search warrant for the residence.”

According to a citation, the worker told police he saw Trudy Fields alive the day before, with her 32-year-old daughter Torilena Fields. He said Torilena was “casting spells on them and being confrontational.”

Due to the circumstances, investigators say they called in a special response team and entered the house Wednesday night.

“Our special response team responded to serve the search warrant because of the circumstances surrounding the body and not knowing what was in the property in the house, they executed the search warrant,” Jones said.

According to the citation, the inside of the home was a scene of horror.

A search of the home found “multiple body parts cooked inside a stainless steel pot inside the oven.”

In addition, investigators say Torilena appeared to have blood on her face, hands, and clothes and wouldn’t leave the home until they used tear gas on her.

Torilena will be transported to the Bourbon County detention center upon release from the hospital.

Torilena faces multiple charges, including obstructing governmental operations, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse, but could face more charges as the case develops.

This story was originally published by Scripps News Lexington, an E.W. Scripps Company.