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Pilot arrested in triple homicide case as passengers await boarding

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Passengers at a Kentucky airport were shocked to learn their flight would not be taking off after their pilot had been arrested as they waited to board the plane.

They said that when they heard their pilot had been arrested at the airport early Saturday, they assumed he had been drinking alcohol on the job.

More than three years after a triple homicide in a small Kentucky town, Christian Richard Martin, a pilot for a subsidiary of American Airlines, was arrested in connection with their deaths, authorities said.

Kentucky Attorney General, Andy Beshear, announced that Martin, 51, was indicted on a charge of murder in the deaths of Calvin and Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau, who were found dead in 2015 in Pembroke, Ky.

Martin, a pilot for PSA Airlines, was taken into custody at Louisville International Airport on three counts of murder, as well as counts of arson, burglary and tampering with physical evidence

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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