LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Friends and family gathered Thursday evening to honor Hilory Davis on the one-year anniversary of her overdose death at a Lexington hotel.

Her ex-boyfriend Bryan Epperson faces federal charges in connection with two other similar overdose deaths, LEX 18 previously reported.

Hilory was found dead from an overdose on November 7, 2023, at a Lexington hotel. While no one has been charged in her case, Epperson is accused in the overdose deaths of two other women under very similar circumstances.

"It's a day that a lot of us have, has marked a lot of pain and a lot of sorrow," said Heather Shelton, who organized the memorial service near the hotel where Hilory was found.

Shelton described Hilory as someone who brought joy to everyone around her.

"It was a privilege

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