Kentucky woman indicted on murder charge after mother's dismembered body found in backyard

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The woman accused of killing and dismembering her mother in northeast Kentucky last week has been indicted on a murder charge.

Torilena Fields, 32, was arraigned Monday and indicted by a grand jury for the murder of her mother, Trudy Fields.

Kentucky State Police responded to the Fields home on Brierly Ridge Road in Mount Olivet, in Robertson County, around noon last Wednesday, Oct. 9. That's about an hour south of Cincinnati.

Two men who were doing some work on the property couldn't get anyone to answer the door. When they walked around the home, they found the dismembered body of Trudy Fields in the backyard and called police.

Torilena Fields reportedly shot her mother in the head and stabbed her multiple times between Oct. 8-9 before dismembering her corpse. Court documents said she was under the influence of drugs at the time.

According to Fields' arrest citation, police found the body of her mother lying in the grass behind the house, not far from a blood-stained mattress that was folded in half. When police unfolded the mattress, multiple body parts and organs were found.

Police said the head, arms and legs were removed from the body, and the torso and spine were severed in half. Troopers also found blood on the back porch, a blood-stained wooden stick and another blood-stained mattress, according to the citation.

Police also observed "drag marks in the grass leading from the residence to the body."

Fields was found inside the residence but would not come to the door. Police obtained a search warrant, and KSP's Special Response Team was deployed. The SRT used CS gas, which is similar to tear gas, multiple times and used a robot to talk with her.

Police eventually removed Fields from the residence around 11 p.m. without further incident. Police said Fields had blood on her face, hands and clothing when she was arrested.

When troopers went into the home, they found a disturbing scene in the kitchen. A stainless-steel pot was found in the oven with body parts and organs found inside. Police said it appeared the body parts and organs had been cooked in the oven, and the pot was "still warm to the touch."

Court documents released Monday reveal the severed body parts found in the pot were charred.

At the time of her arrest, Fields was charged with obstructing governmental operations, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. Police said more charges could be filed as the investigation unfolded.

In addition to the murder indictment, Fields is also charged with torture of an animal after she reportedly "intentionally tortured and killed" a dog in the same timeframe as her mother.

Fields' bond was set at $1.5 million. She is being held in the Bourbon County Jail with a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 23.

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