Daughter Arrested After Authorities Find Mom's Dismembered Remains and Unidentified Body Parts Cooked in Pot: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

Torilena Fields (left); Residence where Trudy Fields' remains were found.Photo:Bourbon County Detention Center; LOCAL 12/YouTube

Bourbon County Detention Center; LOCAL 12/YouTube

A Kentucky woman is under arrest after authorities found her mother dead and dismembered in the victim’s home earlier this week.

Police arrested Torilena May Fields, 32, from the home, where she’d allegedly been holed up for nearly 12 hours after authorities initially tried to make contact with her, per the KSP statement.

When no one answered the door, the man went to the backyard, where he found Trudy’s dismembered body, KSP officials said, theCourier Journal, LEX 18 and WKYT reported, citing troopers’ statements and an arrest citation.

The man told dispatchers that he also found a pile of hair he believes belonged to the victim, perWCPOandLocal 12.

The witness alleged that he was at the residence the previous day when Torilena was “casting spells on them and being confrontational,” according to the arrest citation, theCourier Journal, LEX 18 andFOX 19reported.

In its statement, the KSP stated that the suspect did not respond to troopers' initial attempts to contact her but they were able to get a search warrant for the property.

When Torilena finally emerged from the house, she was covered in blood, KSP officials said, per theCourier Journal, LEX 18 and FOX 19.

Police say they found a bloodied mattress next to the body of Trudy, perWLWT, theCourier Journaland LEX 18.

The mattress was folded, and police found “multiple body parts and organs” inside of it, the KSP alleged in the arrest citation, per FOX 19 and theCourier Journal.

Daughter charged with dismembering body and ‘cooking’ organs for ‘casting spells’

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According to the KSP’s statement, Torilena is being charged with obstructing governmental operations, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. She may face further charges as the investigation proceeds, the KSP said.

Online court records did not indicate plea or attorney information.

source: people.com