A female Kentucky police officer claims she killed her husband and sister and had mental health issues before being shot to death by her brother last week, according to a court complaint filed nearly 15 years ago. .
The documents were part of a divorce lawsuit Angela Gosser filed against her husband, Larry V. Gosser, in October 2009.
In mid-December 2009, Larry Gosser's attorney filed a motion seeking emergency custody of the couple's 14-year-old son, alleging that Gosser hosted a “drinking party” in which a minor was present.
On another occasion, their son was alleged in the complaint that Angela Gosser kept sliding over the steering wheel while driving on the Louis B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway.
Larry Gosser said in a sworn affidavit that he believed his estranged wife's “mental health is as poor as it has been in the past.”
According to the complaint and affidavit, “Angela suffers from a clinically diagnosed mental disorder” and was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts and attempts.
The document does not specify what symptoms Gosser was allegedly suffering from.
The motion said Angela Gosser had been prescribed medication for her condition, but at times did not use it properly.
A judge granted Larry Gosser temporary sole custody, but the couple later reconciled and the divorce was annulled in 2010, according to court records.
Since then, there has been no public trial demonstrating Angela Gosser's mental health issues in Pulaski County, where the couple lived.
Police say Angela Gosser, 50, was arrested May 3 at a remote log cabin in Pulaski County near the Russell County line by Larry Gosser, 73, a former state Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources employee. It is believed that he shot and killed him.
Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones said their son discovered Larry Gosser's body.
When officers arrived, Jones said, the couple's son told them he thought his mother had shot his father and that he was heading to Russell County to hurt someone else.
Jones' office alerted the Russell County Sheriff's Office and Kentucky State Police to be on the lookout for the Ford F-150 pickup truck believed to be driven by Angela Gosser.
But before police could find her, they found Gosser's sister, Jennifer Wilson, 57, dead inside her Toyota Camry on Hammond Road in Russell County.
State police said an investigation revealed that Gosser encountered his sister on the road and fired multiple shots into her car, striking Wilson in the head.
Gosser then went to the home of his brother Darryl Wilson, 58, near Jamestown and forced his way into the home, state police said.
State police said the two men apparently exchanged gunfire, leaving Angela Gosser dead and Wilson with life-threatening injuries.
Information about Wilson's condition was not available this week.
The families of Larry and Angela Gosser declined to comment on the incident.
Pulaski County Sheriff Jones said detectives are investigating the motive for the shooting at the area. Officer Jonathan Hawk, a Kentucky State Police spokesman, said there is more information to release regarding a motive in the Russell County shooting.
According to court records, Larry and Angela Gosser married in February 1994 and had a son later that year.
Angela Gosser alleged domestic violence in October 2009 and filed for divorce shortly thereafter.
She said in her domestic violence plea that Larry Gosser told her he would kill her after he confronted her about illegally confiscating a gun from a hunter when he was a state employee.
Angela Gosser said in her petition that Gosser often played with guns and told her he would shoot her with a shotgun because he couldn't track her.
“I finally found the courage and courage to quit. I'm so scared,” Angela Gosser wrote in the petition.
The following month, in November 2009, the couple's daughter stated in her domestic violence petition that Angela Gosser had threatened to harm her.
The petition notes that the parents are getting a divorce and says Angela Gosser told her daughter, “If you tell me what she did, I will pay.”
A judge ultimately denied the daughter's motion, according to court records. The judge also denied Angela Gosser's petition against her husband in early November 2009.
The following month, Larry Gosser's attorney filed a motion seeking sole custody of the couple's then-14-year-old son.
A judge initially granted temporary custody to Angela Gosser after filing for divorce, but Larry Gosser's motion states that “the child's current environment does not support his physical, mental, and moral well-being. , the situation has changed to a situation that seriously jeopardizes his emotional well-being.
The motion cited allegations that Angela Gosser held a drinking party while miners were present and was driving while clearly impaired.
Larry Gosser said in the affidavit that the boy was “visibly shaken and upset” after the driving accident.
The motion said Angela Gosser has a history of abusing prescription drugs.
A judge denied the divorce in May 2010 after Larry Gosser's attorney filed a motion saying the couple had reconciled, according to court records.
Shootings of three or more family members do not occur frequently in Kentucky, but there are several other cases.
For example, in February 2018, police said a Johnson County man struggling with drug addiction shot and killed his parents, his girlfriend, and his girlfriend's mother, then killed himself.
In February 2015, police said the Corbin boy shot and killed three family members before fleeing to Baltimore, where he died in a shootout with police.
And in January 2017, a Whitley County woman was charged with murdering her husband and two daughters, whose bodies were found in their beds.
Courtney Taylor, now 48, has pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence without parole, according to court records and the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
About family
According to her obituary, Jennifer Wilson was a homemaker with a daughter, two sons, an older brother, and two grandchildren.
Larry Gosser leaves behind several family members, including three daughters, two sons, and 12 grandchildren, according to his obituary.
Mr. Gosser received the Shikar Safari International Officer of the Year award while working for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He helped spearhead the department's K-12 program and was instrumental in the reintroduction and repopulation of elk and wild turkey in eastern Kentucky, according to his obituary.
“He was an avid fisherman and hunter, loved the outdoors, loved animals, and most of all loved spending time with his family and friends,” his obituary said.
According to Angela Gosser's obituary, she was a homemaker and is survived by her daughter, brother, and four grandchildren.
The obituary did not list her son's name among survivors.
If you or someone you know has a mental health problem, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, here: Crisis There is a directory of management providers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
