ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kayla Blake was a mother of two, a beach lover and a nurse with an extraordinary passion for helping others overcome addiction. Her colleagues at ARIA, an addiction recovery institute, remember her as someone who went above and beyond in everything she did.

"Kayla was a wonderful person. She had a real passion for helping others. She loved her job," said Jami Coots, the women's facility director at ARIA.

Blake, 37 and her daughter, Kennedi, 13, were the victims in a weekend double murder in Rowan County. 44-year-old Joshua Cottrell has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

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