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Campbellsville University Student Arrested for Murder of Fellow Student

The university community mourns the loss of 18-year-old Josiah Malachi Kilman, found dead in his dorm room, as former teammate Charles E. Escalera is taken into custody.

  • Charles E. Escalera, 21, was arrested in connection to the death of 18-year-old Josiah Malachi Kilman at Campbellsville University in Kentucky.
  • Kilman was found unresponsive in his dorm room early Saturday and later pronounced dead; the cause of death has not been publicly announced.
  • Escalera, a former teammate of Kilman on the university's wrestling team, was captured in a barn in rural central Kentucky after a manhunt.
  • A GoFundMe campaign set up for Kilman's family exceeded its $50,000 goal to cover funeral and other expenses.
  • Campbellsville University, a private Christian university, held a service of hope and healing and resumed campus activities.
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