Ohio petition seeks to remove 8-year-old's cold case from law enforcement agency

Ohio petition seeks to remove 8-year-old's cold case from law enforcement agency

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A petition with more than 1,800 signatures aims to transfer the investigation into an 8-year-old girl’s homicide out of Fayette County, as organizers allege “conflicts of interest” and “mishandlings” have stalled the case. In April 2006, Mackenzie Branham died in a fire at her mother’s residence in Jeffersonville, which the mother shared with her live-in boyfriend. The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office ruled the b…