Kilgore Woman Killed in Louisiana

KEATCHIE, LA. (AP/STAFF) — A Kilgore woman and her sister have been stabbed to death and a suspect was arrested in eastern Panola County. Virginia Lee Knight, 24, of Kilgore was stabbed to death following the death of her sister, Diana Knight Rivers, 22. The stabbing occurred at Diana�s home in Keatchie, Louisiana, about 15 miles south of Shreveport.

Diana�s estranged husband, Stephen Rivers, 35, is in custody in connection with the deaths. He was transported to LSU Hospital in Shreveport for non-life threatening injuries. Cpl. Dusty Herring of the DeSoto Parish sheriff’s office says Rivers apparently stabbed himself three times in the torso with a pocketknife. After he’s released, Herring says he’ll be booked into the DeSoto Parish Detention Center. A judge has signed an arrest warrant charging Rivers with first degree murder.

The Longview News Journal quotes Herring, who is leading the investigation for the Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Department as saying the couple had a scheduled court appearance tomorrow. It involved a custody hearing over their only child.