SMITHLAND, Ky. – A western Kentucky man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three children and assaulting their mother at their rural home in 2008.
Jury selection in Kevin Wayne Dunlap’s trial was set to begin on Wednesday.
Dunlap, 37, of Hopkinsville, pleaded guilty to all 11 counts against his attorney’s advice, The Kentucky New Era reported. Dunlap’s attorney, James Gibson, declined to comment after the hearing.
Circuit Judge C.A. Woodall asked Dunlap why he decided to plead guilty and Dunlap replied, “it’s what I feel is right.”
The former Army soldier was accused of killing a 5-year-old boy and the child’s 14- and 17-year-old sisters in rural Trigg County in October 2008. The Associated Press is not identifying the victims or their mother because she was the victim of a sexual assault.