Kentucky Man Says He Killed Social Worker to Kidnap Baby

HENDERSON, Ky — A man accused with his girlfriend of kidnapping her baby and killing a social worker last week told reporters Wednesday he was responsible for the slaying as authorities returned the couple to Kentucky to face charges.

When a throng of reporters greeted the couple Wednesday evening, Christopher Wayne Luttrell "apologized for all the people he hurt, all his family and friends," said Henderson police Sgt. John Nevels, one of two officers who escorted Luttrell.

When asked if he killed social worker Boni Frederick, Luttrell replied, "Yes, ma'am," according to Nevels and reporters who were present.

FBI agents arrested Luttrell, 23, and Renee Terrell, 33, on Oct. 19 in a trailer where they sought shelter after the car they were driving — Frederick's station wagon — broke down near Godfrey, Ill., about 30 miles north of St. Louis.

Authorities allege the couple fled three days earlier after killing Frederick, 67, and abducting Terrell's 10-month-old son, Saige. Frederick had taken the boy to Terrell's home in Henderson for a visit.