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Kentucky ‘spell-casting’ woman who allegedly cooked her mother’s severed head had alias as aspiring actor: report

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2 months ago

October 16, 2024

Kentucky ‘spell-casting’ woman who allegedly cooked her mother’s severed head had alias as aspiring actor: report

The Kentucky woman accused of killing and dismembering her mother and then cooking her severed head and other body parts was an aspiring actor in California who went by a different name, according to a report.

Torilena May Fields, 32, was arrested on Oct. 9 following an 11-hour standoff with state police after a worker found a disemboweled human torso in the backyard of her mother’s home.

Fields has since been charged with the murder of her mother, Trudy Fields, after she emerged covered in blood from the Mount Olivet, Ky. home where investigators found a charred and severed head, hands, feet and forearm in a “still warm” pot in the oven, Fox56 reported.

Drag marks from the back door to the yard led police to the victim’s torso alongside a pile of hair and blood-soaked mattresses — one that covered human organs and other severed parts, according to police.

Fields first allegedly shot her mother in the head and also “intentionally tortured and killed” a dog, according to the indictment obtained by the local Fox station.

A worker hired by Trudy called 911 after he found the body in the yard and said that a confrontational Fields “was casting spells” on him, cops said.

Fields’ family members were shocked and devastated by the gruesome murder and told the news station she had recently moved back to her mother’s Kentucky house after living in California for several years while pursuing a career as an actor, model and singer.

Fields began going by the name Naomi Navarre while living in the Golden State. The alias was revealed in her indictment, obtained by Fox56.

An Instagram connected to the name shows a woman in a bright and long red wig with blunt bangs, posing for photos with editorialized makeup and clothes. The account’s last post was in September 2022.

“Navarre” aka Fields starred in two 2019 films, “The Desert Project” and “A Dance Story,” according to her IMDb page.

Fields had always dreamed of making it in Hollywood and was voted “biggest flirt” in her high school, according to her senior yearbook obtained by the Fox station.

She wrote in the Bracken County High School yearbook from 2011 that she hoped to become “a famous singer and shock the world.”

She appears to have completed one of those goals.

“Life is what it is. There are two types of people in the world… those who are forgotten and those who are remembered. I choose to be remembered,” Fields eerily wrote as her senior yearbook quote.

Her cousin Olivia Brock told Fox56 that the family is in complete shock.

“All of us have been experiencing shock for the first time, I guess you could say,” she said. “That’s a whole different – grief and shock are two different ballgames.”

A friend of Fields from college described her as outgoing and friendly.

“Just nothing really bothered her. She was very outgoing, energetic, though, funny,” Brandon Shankle, who went to Morehead State University with Fields, told the station. “I wouldn’t say we were best friends forever, but, you know, we were close enough that when I heard this news, I was just stunned. You know, that’s not the person I knew.”

Brock said Fields was in a bad motorcycle wreck in California and wonders if it was the catalyst of a mental break.

“She was an actress and doing her thing out there, and I guess we were told a couple of months ago that she was in a bad motorcycle accident and sustained a brain injury,” she told Fox. “And was, I guess, wandering around Cali. Didn’t know her name. Didn’t know where she belonged. I guess people were trying to get her help down there and couldn’t get it done, so that’s when Trudy stepped in to help.”

After the crash, she moved back home to Kentucky with her mother in August.

“It was a surprise to all of us that she was back here, and we think that Trudy was trying to help her with whatever she had going on mentally,” Brock said.

Fields’ uncle thinks his niece was out of her mind.

“I think somebody has lost control of their mind,” Todd Brock told FOX 56. “Satanism or something had her brainwashed, whatever witchcraft is? I heard she was into it, but the girl in the mug shot? That’s not the girl we know.”

The alleged killer was reportedly under the influence of drugs when police arrested her, according to investigators. The arrest report did not specify what kind of drugs.

Fields is charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, torture of a dog or cat, and obstructing governmental operations. She is being held at the Bourbon Count Detention Center on a $1.5 million bond.

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LIVE BLOG: Kentucky vs. Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge

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6 hours ago

December 3, 2024

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LIVE BLOG: Kentucky vs. Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge

After four easy wins at home, it’s time to see what this Kentucky team can do on the road. KSR’s new and improved LIVE BLOG will bring you all the sights and sounds from Littlejohn Coliseum as No. 4 Kentucky takes on Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Kentucky is 7-0, the best start since the 2016-17 season. If the Cats win tonight, it’ll be the best start since the 2014-15 season. Tonight, they’ll face a Clemson team that is 7-1, the only loss coming at Boise State. The Tigers made it to the Elite Eight of last year’s NCAA Tournament but lost seven players from that squad. This year’s team was picked to finish fourth in the ACC preseason poll and is led by Chase Hunter (16.4 points per game) and Ian Schieffelin (11.6 rebounds per game).

Refresh the feed below for updates and our takes on the game, from both Littlejohn Coliseum and the couch. You can also join the conversation on the KSBoard Game Thread or by texting your observations to 859-587-3828 (standard messaging rates apply).

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By:Tyler Thompson

Andrew Carr picks up his 2nd foul

12/03/2024 09:09:04 PM

The fouls are mounting at Littlejohn Coliseum. Andrew Carr picked up his second, bringing Kentucky’s team total to five. Lamont Butler has been on the bench after picking up his second foul at the 15:11 mark. Brandon Garrison also just picked up a foul to take Kentucky’s total to six. Clemson has eight fouls total. This game could drag on well into the night.

By:Tyler Thompson

Score Update: 11:40 1H – Kentucky 17, Clemson 15

12/03/2024 09:02:03 PM

It’s a back-and-forth battle so far. After missing two free throws Andrew Carr hit a huge three to put the Cats up 17-12. Clemson’s Dillon Hunter responded on the other end to cut that lead to three at the Under-12 media timeout. The Tigers are having their way on the offensive glass so far, with five offensive boards to Kentucky’s three for six second-chance points.

By:Tyler Thompson

Clemson takes the lead, but Koby Brea takes it back

12/03/2024 08:58:55 PM

Myles Foster gave Clemson its first lead of the game but Koby Brea stole it back with his first three of the game. Unfortunately, he picked up a foul on the other end, but we’ll forgive it if it means more threes.

By:Tyler Thompson

Score Update: 15:11 1H – Kentucky 11, Clemson 8

12/03/2024 08:51:49 PM

Good news or bad news? Good: Kentucky leads Clemson at the first media timeout. Bad: Lamont Butler just picked up his second foul. Butler’s been playing great otherwise, leading Kentucky with five points, so this is not ideal.

Both teams are a little cold early on. Kentucky is 3-9 from the floor, Clemson 2-8.

By:Tyler Thompson

Christian Reeves picks up his second foul

12/03/2024 08:49:07 PM

Clemson center Christian Reeves just fouled Otega Oweh on a three-point shot, his second foul of the game. Oweh made two of three from the stripe to make it 9-5 Cats with 16:11 to go until half.

By:Tyler Thompson

Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr pick up early fouls

12/03/2024 08:44:07 PM

The refs are already making themselves known, calling two early questionable fouls on Lamont Butler and Andrew Carr. Mark Pope, who famously attended a referee symposium to better understand officiating, is unhappy with them so far.

It’s okay because a Lamont Butler and-one makes it 6-2 Kentucky with 18:13 to go.

By:Tyler Thompson

Birthday boy Jaxson Robinson starts things off with a three!

12/03/2024 08:41:44 PM

Today is Jaxson Robinson’s 22nd birthday and he tipped off the celebration with a big three-point bucket on the opening possession.

By:Tyler Thompson

Tennessee cruises past Syracuse

12/03/2024 08:33:02 PM

If you’ve got ESPN on waiting for Kentucky vs. Clemson, you watched the end of Tennessee vs. Syracuse. I hate to say it, but the Vols looked very good, cruising past the Orangemen 96-70. Add in Missouri’s win over Cal and the SEC now leads the SEC/ACC Challenge 5-0.

Time for the main event. The crowd at the KSR Road Trip watch party in Fort Collins, Colorado is ready:

By:Tyler Thompson

10 minutes to go until tipoff

12/03/2024 08:30:29 PM

The crowd at Littlejohn Coliseum looks ready to roll:

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Usual Starting Lineup

12/03/2024 08:22:16 PM

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Kentucky will go with its usual starters vs. Clemson.

00 Otega Oweh
01 Lamont Butler
02 Jaxson Robinson
07 Andrew Carr
22 Amari Williams

By:Tyler Thompson

Pope confirms Brandon Garrison will play vs. Clemson

12/03/2024 08:18:49 PM

Jack Pilgrim said Brandon Garrison looked good in warmups after sitting out the Georgia State game as a precautionary measure (soreness). In his pregame conversation with Tom Leach, Pope confirmed Garrison will play vs. Clemson.

“He got in a really light workout on Sunday evening, got to practice yesterday. So, he’s should be a full go today.

Love to hear it.

By:Tyler Thompson

Good crowd at the KSR Road Trip Watch Party in Fort Collins

12/03/2024 08:13:33 PM

The radio crew is in Fort Collins, Colorado tonight and, of course, some fans showed up at the Grey Rock Sports Grill to watch the game with them. I’m sure that’s just the beginning of Blue getting in.

By:Tyler Thompson

Arkansas comes back to beat Miami

12/03/2024 08:08:18 PM

Miami led almost the entire game but Arkansas came back to win it 76-73 thanks to some big buckets by Boogie Fland. Miami has now lost five straight games.

The SEC is now 3-0 in the SEC Challenge, as South Carolina beat Boston College 73-51 and Georgia beat Notre Dame 69-48. No. 3 Tennessee is cruising vs. Syracuse and it looks like Missouri will beat Cal too. So far, it just means more.

By:Jack Pilgrim

Brandon Garrison looks good to go

12/03/2024 08:02:57 PM

Held out “more as a precaution than anything else” due to “a little bit of soreness” against Georgia State, it appears Garrison will make his return for the Wildcats following the one-game absence.

The sophomore forward went through full warmups with no apparent setbacks.

Looks like Kentucky is back at full strength.

By:Jack Pilgrim

Sights and sounds from Littlejohn Coliseum

12/03/2024 07:55:28 PM

KSR has arrived for Kentucky’s matchup at Clemson inside Littlejohn Coliseum ahead of the opening tip. Students flooded the venue as soon as doors opened while the rest of the orange and purple have trickled in since.

They’re not alone, though. Big Blue Nation has showed out, too, with most sections featuring at least a couple of Kentucky fans and several with a good chunk of blue. Talking with BBN members around the arena, many made the short trip from Atlanta over to Clemson — just two hours away.

Plenty to get a “Go Big Blue” chant going if things swing Kentucky’s direction this evening.

Take a look at some of the early views from Littlejohn Coliseum:

By:Tyler Thompson

Tip time now 9:41 p.m. ET

12/03/2024 07:38:04 PM

The game is already being pushed back. According to Dave Baker on the official UK pregame show, tipoff has been pushed back to 9:41 p.m. ET, probably because Tennessee/Syracuse, which is also on ESPN, is only at halftime. Yawn.

Here are your How To Watch Details for whenever this one does tip off.

Television: ESPN (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes)
Home Radio: UK Sports Network – 630 WLAP, iHeart Radio (Tom Leach, Goose Givens)
Online Radio: iHeart
Satellite Radio: Sirius 158 or 190
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

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Kentucky needs Jaxson Robinson to play well against Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge

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13 hours ago

December 3, 2024

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Kentucky needs Jaxson Robinson to play well against Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge

Heading into the 2024-25 Kentucky basketball season, many imagined Jaxson Robinson was going to be the best player for the Kentucky Wildcats, but early into the season, that has been Otega Oweh.

Oweh, exceeding expectations is an excellent thing for the Wildcats, but on the big stage of the SEC/ACC Challenge on the road at Clemson, the Wildcats need Robinson to play well. Robinson is averaging 12 points per game, and he is only shooting 31.1% from three. If the 6’7 guard can start to shoot better from deep it will be great for his stats and Kentucky.

One of the best parts of this Kentucky basketball team is that one player won’t make or break the game. Kentucky has five players on the floor at all times who are capable of going off on any given night. While this has been the case, Robinson has had a few massive games and a few rough outings. He needs to be more consistent, and with today being his birthday, it seems like the perfect day to have a big game on the road.

When Kentucky played Duke, Robinson played really good defense, which helped the Wildcats leave with the win, but he didn’t get much going offensively, only scoring one point. It would be really helpful if Robinson could score above his season average in the team’s first on-campus road game.

Kentucky has a lot to prove in this game, and Robinson having a great showing would go a long way to helping the Wildcats secure a win in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

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It sure sounds like Ja'Mori Maclin is hitting the portal…

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23 hours ago

December 3, 2024

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It sure sounds like Ja'Mori Maclin is hitting the portal…

Coming off his best performance as a Wildcat, it appears Ja’Mori Maclin will be exploring his options in his final season of eligibility. The North Texas transfer has not yet confirmed the news publicly and we’re comfortably reading the tea leaves a bit here, but when there is smoke, there is often fire.

And the smoke is bellowing out over the Joe Craft Football Training Facility right about now.

Maclin, immediately following his 121-yard, two-touchdown performance against Louisville, was quick to call out the team’s leadership from all of the way up top down to the bottom.

“It can be all around — players, coaches, whatever it is,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’re still a team. It’s not one specific player or one specific group. All around, we need better leadership.”

He said it was an all-systems failure — “a collective thing,” the senior receiver called it. “It’s all of us.” From there, he said he’d go home and spend time with his family before making a final decision on his future, adding that the final result against Louisville and everything leading up to that point “could” push him one way or another. He wasn’t comfortable putting a timeline on it, but he’d know after talking things over with those closest to him.

48 hours later, the signs of a departure started rolling out. Freshman receiver Hardley Gilmore IV posted a cryptic message on social media seemingly wishing Maclin the best on his future.

“Blessed ain’t the word! Truly glad god put you in my life. Real stand up guy, even a better leader. Always stick to the plan love ya boy,” Gilmore said.

“Love you bro. Always got you. One of the best young players I been around. Keep working brotha,” Maclin responded.

The senior pass-catcher also shared a Bible verse, quoting Proverbs 16:9: “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” That came alongside multiple tweets and retweets highlighting his best moments in limited opportunities, including one that called him ‘criminally underused all season long.”

Not enough to question his future in Lexington? He also allegedly shared some pretty telling DMs, which can be found over on KSBoard right here.

No explicit respect-my-decision announcements quite yet, but barring a major surprise out of left field, it appears that’s where this thing is trending.

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