PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — The next court hearing in the Amber Spradlin murder case has been postponed.

Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at a home on Arkansas Creek in Prestonsburg. The home belongs to local dentist Michael McKinney.

McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, is charged with murder. Michael McKinney and a family friend, Josh Mullins, are also charged, along with M.K. McKinney, with multiple counts of evidence tampering.

The case remains scheduled for trial on May 11.

All defendants were originally set to appear in court February 26 for a pretrial conference. However, a court order signed Wednesday delays the next hearing until April 3.

The order did not list a reason for the postponement.