Bowling Green man accused of 2023 Winners Circle murder faces trial

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – A Bowling Green man accused of a 2023 murder on Winners Circle will face a jury trial in early May 2025.

David Profitt, 27, is charged with murder, strangulation, desecration of a corpse, theft by unauthorized taking, three counts of forgery and repeat second-degree felony assault. All of these charges stem from the strangulation and murder of 22-year-old Alexandra Hemmann on August 4.

After Hemmann's murder, Profitt later admitted to sexually abusing her body, stealing her car and cell phone, and then fleeing the scene.

According to investigators, Profitt also forged checks totaling over $2,000 in Hemmann's name during his escape.

At the time, Profitt was accused of using Hemmann's phone to communicate with her friends and family via Snapchat. Through those messages, Hemmann's friends learned that Profitt was being treated at Vanderbilt for epileptic seizures. However, they later learned that Profitt was not listed as a patient.

Hemmann's friends later called Bowling Green police to check welfare at the apartment Hemmann and Profitt shared, where police discovered her body in a locked bedroom.

Profitt was tracked down and arrested at a Top Golf in Fishers, Indiana, eight days after Hemmann's death. He later confessed to Hemmann's murder and the acts that followed her death.

At the pretrial conference on Monday, District Attorney Kori Beck Bumgarner explained the state's offer in detail.

“Judge, he faces a total sentence of 70 years or life. So for the first count of murder, he could get anywhere from 20 to 50 years or life, and the other counts could total up to 70. On that count, he is eligible for parole after serving 85 percent of the sentence. The offer the Commonwealth made after speaking with the victim's family was 50 years instead of parole,” Bumgarner said.

Judge Chris T. Cohron confirmed that Profitt would reject the offer of a 50-year prison sentence in favor of a jury trial.

“I'm not asking you about a conversation between you and your lawyer, but I'm asking you whether it is your decision and only your decision after consulting with your lawyer to reject this offer and initiate a jury trial?” asked Cohron.

Profitt replied, “Yes, sir.”

Profitt's attorney, Jeb Dennis, requested an additional pretrial conference before the trial date.

“Yes, you took the words right out of my mouth,” Cohron replied. “We will have a pretrial hearing on January 27th at 9 a.m. and will probably do that about every six weeks until the trial date approaches.”

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