The sister of a Kentucky woman accused of murdering, dismembering and cooking her mother now claims her older brother is the real mastermind behind the crime. Torilena Fields, 32, faces a host of charges, including murder, tampering with evidence, torturing a dog to death and corpse abuse, according to a Robertson County indictment obtained by Law and crime.
When police arrived at the home to execute a search warrant, Fields was covered in blood. Inside the home, officers discovered the dismembered body of his mother, Trudy Fields, near a blood-stained mattress, according to the local station. WLWT. A witness told authorities that Fields had been “casting spells” and acting confrontational. Police also found drag marks outside the home, leading to the front door.
In a shocking twist, Fields’ sister, Telby Fields, now alleges that her older brother orchestrated the murder. “My mother was slaughtered by my sister under her advice,” Telby wrote in a petition for an emergency protective order. “He has threatened my life, my mother’s, my sister’s, the whole family. “He has called me and threatened to kill me to claim his ‘birthright’ as the firstborn.”
The protective order was filed just days after the murder, according to police reports. Telby claims his brother manipulated his sister, who had suffered a brain injury in a motorcycle accident, into carrying out the heinous act. “As I write this, he is on his way to kill me and take everything he thinks is his,” Telby wrote, pleading for the court’s protection.
The gruesome discovery of Trudy Fields’ body was made by a worker who had been called to the property. According to the Kentucky State PoliceThe man came home around noon on a Wednesday and noticed drag marks on the grass. Following the trail, he discovered a dismembered body behind the house. The victim’s arms, legs and head had been removed. Inside the home, police found what appeared to be parts of a human body cooked in a pot in the oven, which was still hot, according to a police citation.
Fields, who had been living in California and working as an actress, allegedly suffered a brain injury in a motorcycle accident, as a family member told her. WDKY. “She was an actress and did her own thing… A couple of months ago we were told that she was in a serious motorcycle accident and suffered a brain injury,” the cousin explained. The family had been trying to get her help when Trudy stepped in to take care of her daughter.
Telby Fields’ protective order petition suggests her brother used Torilena’s brain injury to manipulate her into committing the murder. Telby even hinted at the possibility that his brother was involved in an unrelated murder in California.
A judge granted the protective order, prohibiting the brother from contacting his sister or coming within 500 feet of her, Trudy’s home or her funeral. Kentucky State Police have not identified the brother and it is not yet clear whether his sister’s allegations will be included in the ongoing investigation.
“This remains an open investigation, but we are investigating all information that is being gathered,” a Kentucky State Police spokesperson said. Law and crime.