'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
The murder of Kim Dorsey in 2012 brought the community in Jacksonville to a halt owing to the brutal nature of the murder. Kim was sexually assaulted before her throat was slit. Her body was discovered by her husband, Derrick Dorsey, after he had returned home from a long shift.
The upcoming Dateline: The Smoking Gun episode titled In Cold Blood showcases the chilling details of of Kim Dorsey's murder as it airs on Thursday, October 3, 2024, on Oxygen at 8 p.m. EST. The official synopsis of the episode reads:
"A hunt for clues as detectives relentlessly pursue critical evidence that cracks the case; each investigation is packed with twists-false leads, wrong suspects, dead ends-until police finally uncover the smoking gun and arrive at justice."
Trending
Five chilling details about Kim Dorsey's murder explored
1) Kim Dorsey was found dead on her bedroom floor on October 28, 2012
On October 28, 2012, Kim's husband, Derrick Dorsey, found her lying in a pool of blood on the bedroom floor of their Eastbury Drive property. Derrick had just returned from his 24-hour shift at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
At their 3617 Eastbury Drive home, Kim Dorsey had been brutally beaten to the extent that her eyes were bloody. Per 2WGRZ News, she had been bound, bludgeoned and r*ped before her murder.
2) The autopsy report stated that Kim had been sexually assaulted before her murder
Kim was found with her hands bound with zip ties. The body was in an advanced state of rigor mortis, indicating that she had been killed the day before. Furthermore, her throat was slit with a kitchen knife, which led to her bleeding to death.
In a shocking revelation, the autopsy report said that Kim had been r*ped before she was murdered. The nature of the interaction and involvement of consent remained unclear even after the resolution of the case.
3) DNA evidence from her body led authorities to the perpetrator, Lance Kirkpatrick
The authorities had assumed the crime scene to be a case of a home invasion gone wrong when they found the room in a disheveled state. However, the lack of hard evidence was soon followed by an anonymous tip that mentioned Lance Kirkpatrick's name.
Additionally, the DNA evidence led to Kirkpatrick, and he was charged with first-degree murder, burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery, and sexual battery with a deadly weapon or great physical force, per court documents.
4) Kim Dorsey and Lance Kirkpatrick had been sexually involved before her murder
The investigation into Kim Dorsey's murder revealed that she had been se*ually involved with Lance Kirkpatrick.
Lance, Derrick's friend, had been kicked out of the Army after failing a drug test, and the couple had let him stay under their roof for some time before he could sustain himself on a job. Lance also worked at Kim's construction business briefly.
According to News4JAX, Lance and Kim had a membership to the same gym where the two trained three to four times a week. They drank together and often flirted, which led to a physical relationship between the two.
5) Lance Kirkpatrick is serving three consecutive lifetimes for first-degree murder charges
Lance Kirkpatrick was arrested on the charges he faced and put to trial where the defense tried to argue that the murder was unintentional. His lawyers mentioned that Kim had lured him into bed and attacked him with a gun after confronting him with introducing Derrick to other women.
While the defense argued that Kim's murder was in self-defense, the prosecution claimed that he had broken into the house and killed her on purpose. Lance was sentenced to three consecutive lifetimes in jail, per The Florida Times-Union.
Catch all the details of Kim Dorsey's murder as the Dateline: The Smoking Gun episode airs on Thursday, October 3, 2024, on Oxygen.
