Authorities say 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville, died of an accidental drug overdose. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says that Houston suffered from morphine and methamphetamine toxicity. Houston was last seen December 20, leaving a Birmingham bar with two men. Family members say she later sent a text to a friend saying she didn’t know who she was with and felt…
Birmingham media outlets report the body found in a shallow grave has been identified as missing Trussville woman, Paighton Houston. Jefferson County District Attorney Lynneice Washington told news outlets that a woman’s body was found in a shallow grave behind a residence on Chapel Drive in Hueytown. There had been a heavy police presence at the home for two days…
A former principal who’s now the personnel director for Jefferson County schools is facing charges of having sex with students in two counties. Authorities say 39-year-old Brett William Kirkham was arrested Thursday in Tuscaloosa on charges of being a school employee and having sex with a student younger than 19. He’s also facing obscenity charges. Jefferson County officials say Kirkham…
