Two Women from Alabama Accused in Contract Killing Case Following a Man’s Death and a Woman’s Injury Outside Residence

Two women from Jefferson County have been accused of a murder-for-hire case involving the 2021 shooting of Bradford Franklin Isbell, a 46-year-old man from Sylacauga. The suspects, Kiera Monthelia Turner, 28, from Leeds, and Allana Amani Reid, 30, from Birmingham were charged with capital murder/murder for hire. Isbell was found deceased outside his home on Harper Springs Road in Sylacauga around 10 p.m. on June 23, 2021.

In the same incident, officers also discovered a woman, Rachel Elizabeth Hayes, 32, suffering from several gunshot wounds. Hayes was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham for treatment, and she survived her injuries. The investigators initially did not believe that the shooting was a random act, but no immediate arrests were made.

On March 8, both women, Turner and Reid, were indicted on the capital murder charge by a Jefferson County grand jury. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office spearheaded the investigation but has not disclosed the reason for their involvement or what sparked their probe. Prosecutors have refrained from commenting due to the ongoing investigation. Attempts to contact the Sylacauga police chief for a comment were not immediately fruitful.

The indictments suggest that the women either hired or assisted in hiring a man to carry out the shooting “for pecuniary and/or other valuable consideration or pursuant to a contract for hire.” While the alleged shooter’s name is mentioned in the indictments, he is not being identified as court records show no charges have been laid against him in this case.

The alleged shooter is currently incarcerated for an unrelated manslaughter conviction. Following the indictment, Turner and Reid were taken into custody, with Turner being booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Friday, and Reid on Monday. They are both being held without bond.