Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Ep. 21 Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy

Sally Denton is an award winning investigative reporter, author and historian who has written a number of books, including The Bluegrass Conspiracy. It is an inside story of power, greed, drugs and murder and it blew the lid off of Lexington, Ky. when it was released. Denton was a WKYT investigative reporter from about 1980-83 and who worked several reports on corruption in the Lexington Police Department. Her book The Bluegrass Conspiracy was released in 1989 to both raves and jeers. It is a detailed account of the events that both surrounded and lead up to former Lexington Police officer Drew Thorton parachuting to his death with 150 pounds of cocaine, it was the beginning of a scandal that reached far beyond the rolling hills of the Bluegrass and became one of Lexington’s and the country’s most intriguing stories.