LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man found stabbed to death in his Old Louisville apartment in February was identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said Randall Moore, 58, was stabbed to death in his apartment on West Ormsby Avenue.
Charles Gerlach (Photo courtesy of the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)
According to Louisville Metro Police, officers responded to the 500 block of West Ormsby Avenue at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 26 "on an investigation." Once on the scene, officers found a man, Moore, inside a residence who was "obviously deceased."
Police arrested Charles Gerlach shortly after the investigation. According to his arrest citation, police were called after Gerlach jumped out of a fourth story apartment window trying to commit suicide.
Once inside the apartment, police said they found a man's body inside a closet stuffed behind a mattress and a dead dog in the bathroom sink.
Gerlach admitted to stabbing and killing the victim and the dog, the citation said.
He is charged with murder, torture of a dog or cat, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence. In court, a judge set his bond at $1 million.
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