New details surface in killing of Kentucky mother and boyfriend

CARLISLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Authorities have released new details more than a year after a blood-covered man was found along a Carter County highway, shortly after police say he killed two people.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, Kentucky State Police announced an investigation into a double homicide in Bourbon County. Court documents state that around 2:30 a.m., Christopher Taulbee allegedly killed the mother of his child and a man police said she was dating. Taulbee was 19 at the time of his arrest.

According to court documents, Taulbee allegedly shot Dixieana Brainard in the forehead and stabbed her boyfriend, Charles “Chuck” Callaway, in the throat before striking him with a baseball bat.

Documents indicate Taulbee later told someone what he had done, picked them up, and brought them to the scene. The witness told investigators that Callaway was still alive at that time and described Taulbee repeatedly hitting him in the head with a baseball bat.

An affidavit filed more than a year later provided additional details about the incident.

Court records show the witness called 911 to report two deaths at a home on Pretty Run Road and said an infant had been left behind. The first deputy on scene reported finding two bodies in a bedroom and an infant in a car seat on the bed.

The baby was unharmed. The deputy carried the infant outside and found a silver Chevrolet truck nearby with windows broken or shot out.

Shortly before 8 a.m., troopers encountered Taulbee on U.S. 60 in Carter County. Court documents state he was driving a silver Chevrolet Equinox with a flat tire and missing the driver’s side door. Officers reported he was naked and had blood on his hands and chest.

Investigators collected multiple samples from the scene, the vehicle and Taulbee’s fingernails. A search warrant filed on April 15 ordered the collection of Taulbee’s DNA for comparison.

The case is scheduled for trial in August 2027. Taulbee faces two counts of murder, along with additional charges including possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to produce an insurance card and no registration receipt.

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