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</section>Her nearly naked body was found across the street the next morning
</header>By Phoebe Cooke
24th February 2018, 1:22 pm
Updated: 24th February 2018, 1:22 pm
A HUSBAND allegedly bludgeoned his secret porn star wife to death during their boozy last night together.
Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42, reportedly died of blunt force after being hit on the head with a bottle of absinthe at the couple's home in Alabama, AL.com reported, citing an arrest warrant.
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">William “Jeff” West has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West</figcaption></figure><form class="newsletter__form" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 289px; max-width: 57rem;"><input type="email" name="newsletter_email" aria-required="true" pattern="[a-z0-9._%+-]+@[a-z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,4}$" placeholder="Enter your email address here..." required="" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; border-width: 0.1rem; border-color: rgb(216, 216, 216); min-width: 1rem; flex: 1 1 0%; padding: 1rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; -webkit-appearance: none; height: 3.2rem;"><input type="submit" value="Sign me up" class="theme__background-color newsletter_submit" style="outline: none; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; background-color: rgb(235, 23, 1); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: TheSun-Medium, sans-serif; height: 3.2rem; padding-right: 16px; padding-left: 16px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; -webkit-appearance: none; cursor: pointer;">Her body, naked apart from a sports bra, was reportedly found across the street by a 19-year-old neighbour at 5am on the morning of January 13.
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Al.com reports how a mobile phone with a green bottle balanced on top of it was discovered nearby, which witnesses said appeared staged.
On Thursday, her husband William "Jeff" West, 44, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder amid speculation over the couple's alleged drunken row.
The couple from the small town of Calera were said to be celebrating a "date night" and bought bottles of Lucid absinthe and Jameson Irish Whiskey from R&R Wine and Liquor store at around 9pm on January 12.
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42, died of blunt-force trauma on January 12. The stay-at-home mum posted photos of herself on an adult-only subscription website</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">A wedding photo of the couple, who appeared relaxed as they shopped for absinthe the night of Kathleen's death</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen called herself an exhibitionist and posted risque photos on a subscription-only website</figcaption></figure>CCTV footage of the store obtained by Al.com appears to show the couple relaxed and laughing, with Jeff seen giving her a playful pat on the behind.
A friend of Jeff’s, Mike Waters, alleged the death was an alcohol-fuelled accident in a since-deleted Facebook post, according to the Daily Mail.
“And everybody will find out that this was a terrible accident, that involved excessive alcohol consumption …. Absinthe!”
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen posted numerous photos of herself and her husband on Facebook</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">The house where the couple lived. Kathleen's dead body was reportedly found outside the house by a neighbour</figcaption></figure>Mr Waters added that West was aware of his wife's double life as "Kitty Kat West".
Behind her stay-at-home mum exterior, Kathleen described herself as an exhibitionist and posted risque photos on a subscription-only adult website.
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Her private Instagram had nearly 52,000 followers and was linked to a paid site featuring adult content and "naughty fun".
Police are continuing their enquiries as West remains in the Shelby County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
A preliminary hearing has been set for March 21.
<header class="article__header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><section class="article__headline-section" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">BOOZE 'MURDER' Husband ‘bludgeoned secret porn star wife to death with absinthe bottle during boozy row’
</section>Her nearly naked body was found across the street the next morning
</header>By Phoebe Cooke
24th February 2018, 1:22 pm
Updated: 24th February 2018, 1:22 pm
A HUSBAND allegedly bludgeoned his secret porn star wife to death during their boozy last night together.
Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42, reportedly died of blunt force after being hit on the head with a bottle of absinthe at the couple's home in Alabama, AL.com reported, citing an arrest warrant.
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Al.com reports how a mobile phone with a green bottle balanced on top of it was discovered nearby, which witnesses said appeared staged.
On Thursday, her husband William "Jeff" West, 44, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder amid speculation over the couple's alleged drunken row.
The couple from the small town of Calera were said to be celebrating a "date night" and bought bottles of Lucid absinthe and Jameson Irish Whiskey from R&R Wine and Liquor store at around 9pm on January 12.
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42, died of blunt-force trauma on January 12. The stay-at-home mum posted photos of herself on an adult-only subscription website</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">A wedding photo of the couple, who appeared relaxed as they shopped for absinthe the night of Kathleen's death</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen called herself an exhibitionist and posted risque photos on a subscription-only website</figcaption></figure>CCTV footage of the store obtained by Al.com appears to show the couple relaxed and laughing, with Jeff seen giving her a playful pat on the behind.
A friend of Jeff’s, Mike Waters, alleged the death was an alcohol-fuelled accident in a since-deleted Facebook post, according to the Daily Mail.
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“I was able to talk to my friend Jeff last night in length. In the upcoming days true facts will be coming out,” Waters wrote on Jan. 20.
“And everybody will find out that this was a terrible accident, that involved excessive alcohol consumption …. Absinthe!”
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">Kathleen posted numerous photos of herself and her husband on Facebook</figcaption></figure><figure class="article__media" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 3px -20px 21px; background-color: rgb(243, 246, 247); width: auto;">
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<figcaption class="article__media-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; padding: 15px;">The house where the couple lived. Kathleen's dead body was reportedly found outside the house by a neighbour</figcaption></figure>Mr Waters added that West was aware of his wife's double life as "Kitty Kat West".
Behind her stay-at-home mum exterior, Kathleen described herself as an exhibitionist and posted risque photos on a subscription-only adult website.
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Her private Instagram had nearly 52,000 followers and was linked to a paid site featuring adult content and "naughty fun".
Police are continuing their enquiries as West remains in the Shelby County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
A preliminary hearing has been set for March 21.
