A suburban Alabama mother living a double life as an adult model was allegedly beaten to death with a bottle of absinthe by her husband during a night of drinking.
The stunning revelation came after court records pertaining to William ‘Jeff’ West’s arrest were made public on Friday.
West has been indicted on charges he murdered his wife Kat West, who juggled both being a mom to their 12-year-old daughter and a career as an adult model.
Court records made public Friday show Kat West, right, died after being hit over the head with a bottle of absinthe. Her husband Jeff, left, has been charged with her murder
Kat and her husband were last seen together the night before her death, buying the absinthe at a local liquor store
A video retrieved by Inside Edition showed the two looking relaxed and ‘normal’ inside the business, with West even giving his wife a playful pat on the rear
Kat’s body was found the following morning, laying face down in the street outside of their home
The arrest warrant says that Kat died of blunt force trauma, and that the instrument that caused this was a bottle of Lucid Absinthe.
This is the brand of absinthe that police say Kat was killed with
Just hours before her death, the Wests were seen stopping at a liquor store and buying the alcohol.
According to the warrant, Kat died the night of Friday, January 12.
Her body was found the next morning lying in the street outside her home, wearing only a sports bra. Her cellphone was nearby and the liquor bottle balanced on top of it.
Witnesses said the scene looked staged.
Her husband, a former US military policeman and campus security guard, was arrested on Thursday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He is being held at the Shelby County Jail with bond set at $500,000.
Marilyn Monroe lookalike Kat posted wholesome photos of her 12-year-old daughter and husband enjoying suburban family life in Calera, Alabama, on her social media accounts.
Jeff West, a former US military policeman and campus security guard, was arrested at his home on Thursday
The couple’s home, which they shared with their 12-year-old daughter, is pictured above
Before her death, Kat, as she was known to pals, posted wholesome photos of her 12-year-old daughter and husband Jeff enjoying suburban family life. But the curvaceous blonde ‘model’ also operated a subscription-only adult website where she peddled selfies in lingerie and skimpy outfits under her alter ego ‘Kitty Kat West’
West, pictured above with his wife on their wedding day, invited only a tiny smattering of relations to Kathleen’s funeral last month before she was buried in an unmarked grave
Kat smiled with her 12-year-old daughter in photos on social media in the months before her death
But the curvaceous blonde ‘model’ also operated a subscription-only adult website where she peddled selfies in lingerie and skimpy outfits under her alter ego ‘Kitty Kat West’.
West has never commented publicly on his wife’s murder. And DailyMail.com can reveal how he invited only a tiny smattering of relations to her funeral last month before she was buried in an unmarked grave.
In conversations with friends, however, the heavy-set, balding father-of-two insisted the death was purely an accident and he never had a problem with his wife’s online activities.
One close confidante, Mike Waters, wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post seen by DailyMail.com: ‘I was able to talk to my friend Jeff last night in length. In the upcoming days true facts will be coming out.
Jeff West, a heavy-set, balding father-of-two, has insisted Kathleen’s death was purely an accident. He also told friends that never had a problem with his wife’s online activities
West has never commented publicly on his wife’s murder, but friends shared comments about the incident on Facebook pages. One close confidante, Mike Waters said the ‘true facts’ would be coming out days after Kathleen’s death
‘And everybody will find out that this was a terrible accident, that involved excessive alcohol consumption …. Absinthe!’
Another friend who spoke with DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity insisted West knew his wife was an online seductress and even ‘got off’ on the notion she was desired by countless men.
‘She was a sweet lady who was fun, playful and loved to tease either sex,’ dished the source. ‘I know Jeff was well aware of whatever it was she or they were doing.’
Kat and her husband were last seen together the night before her death buying the absinthe at a local liquor store.
A video retrieved by Inside Edition showed the two looking relaxed and ‘normal’ inside the business, with West even giving his wife a playful pat on the rear.