Spikes Given Back-To-Back Life Sentences In Double Murder

Spikes sentenced to life in prison without parole in double-murder case | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

After receiving two guilty verdicts in the murders of Candace Marcel and Stanley Bussell, Bobby Spikes was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Spikes was found guilty by a jury at trial in September, on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree robbery, one count of tampering with physical evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon—but they…

Spikes Given Back-To-Back Life Sentences In Double Murder

Former Princeton and Hopkinsville resident Bobby Spikes was officially sentenced to back-to-back life sentences without parole in Christian County Circuit Court Wednesday morning, for the December 2021 double murders of Candace Marcel and Stanley Bussell. Judge John Atkins closed the book. [audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2352/2025/11/05100145/110525-atkins-1.mp3"] Atkins denied a motion to deviate from t…

Double murderer sentenced to die in prison

Double murderer Derek Martin has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 29 years, effectively sentencing the 67-year-old to die in prison. Martin, of Moulsecoomb Way, Brighton, killed a couple, Chloe and Joshua Bashford, at their home in Lewes Road, Newhaven, in June 2023. He admitted hitting Chloe, 30, over the head with […]

Spikes Officially Ordered Back-To-Back Life Sentences In Double Murder

Former Princeton and Hopkinsville resident Bobby Spikes was officially sentenced to back-to-back life sentences without parole in Christian County Circuit Court Wednesday morning, for the December 2021 double murders of Candace Marcel and Stanley Bussell. Judge John Atkins closed the book. [audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2352/2025/11/05100145/110525-atkins-1.mp3"] Atkins denied a motion to deviate from t…