Records: Man charged with murder, criminal abuse in the 2023 death of 'Baby Elena'

Second person indicted in the 2023 death of Kentucky toddler 'Baby Elena'

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WATE) — A second person is facing charges in connection to the 2023 death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree. On Wednesday, Harvey C. Gollahan was indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury on charges of murder and first-degree criminal abuse. Genetic obesity medication helps East Tennessee woman lose 120+ pounds The indictment does not state the exact allegations made against Gollahan, but the first count of the indictment accuses …

Middlesboro man indicted for murder in Baby Elena case

A suspect in a Middlesboro case that made national headlines has been indicted after a Bell County grand jury met on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Evidence was presented to the grand jury, which returned a true bill on 44-year-old Harvey Gollahan of Middlesboro, WRIL reports. The four-count indictment charges Gollahan with Murder and three counts of Criminal Abuse – 1st degree for his role in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree in July of 2023. Th…

Records: Man charged with murder, criminal abuse in the 2023 death of 'Baby Elena'

A Bell County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment against Harvey Gollahan.

Report: Man indicted by Bell County Grand Jury for 2023 murder of 17-month-old

A man has been indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury for the murder of 17-month-old Elena Hembree in July 2023, according to WRIL- The Big One. WRIL- The Big One reports that 44-year-old Harvey Gollahan was indicted on May 7, 2025, for murder and three counts of first-degree criminal abuse.According to WRIL- The Big One, Elena was taken to the Middlesboro ARH Hospital on July 28, 2023, due to the "extreme nature" of her injuries and then flown to…

Middlesboro man indicted on murder charge

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man already connected to a heartbreaking child abuse case in Middlesboro has now been indicted for murder. According to Bell County officials, a grand jury has charged 44-year-old Harvey Gollahan with one count of murder and three counts of first-degree criminal abuse in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree. The child died in July 2023 after suffering what investigators described as blunt force trauma. G…