A woman who was arrested for allegedly cooking her mothers dismembered body parts in an oven had a secret identity.
Torilena May Fields, 32, was taken into custody last week after Kentucky State Police found the body of her 68-year-old mother, Trudy, lying in the backyard of her Mount Olivet home and body parts being cooked in a pot.
She is now accused of shooting her mother in the head and stabbing her several times before decapitating, dismembering, eviscerating her mothers corpse and placing her head, hands, feet and forearms in a pot in the oven and heating them until they were charred, according to an indictment obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
But family members and friends say Torilena, or Tori, grew up as a stereotypical country girl with loving parents.
They say her problems only started after she moved to California to pursue a career as an actor and singer under the name Naomi Navarre.
Torilena May Fields, 32, was taken into custody last week for allegedly killing her mother and cooking her dismembered body parts
Olivia Brock, Fields cousin, said she still sees Torilena as a little girl with classic blond curls playing the piano.
She was an amazing piano player, Brock told Fox 56 News, noting that she grew up with chickens and horses and was a country girl with bouncy little blond curls.
Fields went on to graduate Bracken County High School in 2011, and was a member of the track and field team, the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America who was voted the biggest flirt.
In her high school yearbook, her parents celebrated her accomplishments with baby photos and a message that read, We love you and wish you the best and brightest future.
Phil. 4:-13 I can do all things thru Christ, which strengthens me. Love and prayers always, Mom, Dad and Family, it said, according to Fox 56.
Torilena also wrote in her senior spotlight that she aspired to become a famous singer and shock the world.
If Im not successful, I plan to attend college and go crazy in the fitness industry.
She included, as her senior quote, Life is what it is. There are two types of people in the world... those who are forgotten and those who are remembered.
I choose to be remembered.
Fields graduated Bracken County High School in 2011, and was a member of the track and field team, the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America who was voted the biggest flirt
Brandon Shankle said he remembered Torilena as a fitness enthusiast who was outgoing, funny and friendly
From there, Torilena went to Morehead State University, where she met Brandon Shankle in an English class.
He said he remembered his friend as a fitness enthusiast who was outgoing, funny and friendly.
Just nothing really bothered her, Shankle recounted. She was very outgoing, energetic, tough, funny.
I wouldnt say we were best friends forever, but you know, we were close enough that when I heard this news, I was just stunned. You know, thats not the person I knew, he said.
Shankle told Fox 56 Fields was studying criminology, but he did not pick up on any red flags while they were classmates.
Its just one of the things that kind of comes out of left field and shocks you, he said of the grizzly alleged murder.
It really turned my stomach because I mean, [the allegations are] so barbaric and gruesome.
After college, Fields moved to California in hopes of becoming a model, actress, artist and singer - going by the name Naomi Navarre
After college, Fields moved to California in hopes of becoming a model, actress, artist and singer.
It was there that she started going by the name Naomi Navarre, presenting herself as an influencer with 154,000 followers on her Instagram account dedicated to modeling, acting, art, fitness and nutrition.
Those photos, though, were not of the girl Shankle remembered, he said, describing the pictures showing Torilena donning what appears to be a red wing with bangs as obscure.
I know the character that she was presenting, which I assume thats like an alternate identity she had, he said.
You know, when I look at that social media profile of hers, Im like, "Thats not the Tori I knew in college."
Yet Navarre apparently had some success in Hollywood.
IMDB says she is known for her roles in the 2019 films The Desert Project and A Dance Story.
She was an actress and doing her thing out there, and I guess we were told a couple of months ago that she was in a bad motorcycle accident and sustained a brain injury, her cousin Olivia said.
And [she] was, I guess, wandering around Cali. Didnt know her name. Didnt know where she belonged.
I guess people were trying to get her help down there, and couldnt get it done, so thats when Trudy stepped in to help.
Shankle also noted that Navarre has not been active on her Instagram since 2022, suggesting she could have been facing some difficult times.
Torilena then returned home in August, which came as a surprise to the family, they said.
She had some success in Hollywood and garnered 154,000 followers on her Instagram account dedicated to modeling, acting, art, fitness and nutrition
Todd Brock, Torilenas uncle, also said that after the news of his sisters untimely death, his niece is unrecognizable.
I think somebody has lost control of their mind. Satanism or something had her brainwashed, whatever witchcraft is.
I heard she was into it, but the girl in the mugshot? Thats not the girl we know.
Kentucky State Police responded to Torilenas childhood home on October 9, after a man working on the property followed drag marks in the grass and found Trudys dismembered body in the backyard.
The victims arms, legs, and head were detached from her body, per police.
The worker also discovered a pile of hair believed to be hers.
Kentucky State Police responded to Torilenas childhood home on October 9, after a man working on the property followed drag marks in the grass and found Trudys dismembered body in the backyard
He then informed troopers that he had been at the property the day before and had seen both the victim and Fields.
On [Oct. 8], [the witness] said Torilena was casting spells on them and being confrontational, troopers noted in the citation.
Police obtained a search warrant and entered the home after they were unable to contact Torilena.
When she finally came out of hiding, she was covered in blood, they said.
A thorough search of the property revealed a bloodied mattress containing multiple body parts and organs.
The investigators also discovered a pot in the oven that contained what appeared to be cooked human body parts. The pot was still warm to the touch.
Family members remembered Trudy Fields as a godly Christian woman who upheld the highest moral standards for herself and others
The Brock family is now struggling to accept what happened.
How do you say "Im so sad, and I want justice for my family member? But Im also sad because is my other family member not OK?" Olivia said.
She and other family members have described Trudy as a loving and selfless woman who always prioritized the needs of her family.
Her sister, Diana Brock, said she was a godly Christian woman who upheld the highest moral standards for herself and others around her.
She was a hard worker - get on the phone, somethings going on, I dont care if you lost a tooth and yeah, nothings too small, Diana recounted to WCPO.
She also said the family never stopped loving Torilena. No matter what, you know?
We dont understand... we dont disown people, no matter what youve done. We love and thats what God says.
You know, you love no matter what, unconditionally, and we just support the family and thats what were trying to do.
The family says they plan to attend Torilenas court appearances to remember Trudy and to seek answers on how they can better support their niece and cousin.
She is charged with obstruction, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. On Monday, a grand jury added charges of murder and animal torture after she allegedly tortured and killed a dog.
Torilenas bond has since been set at $1.5million, and she remains in custody at the Bourbon County Detention Center.
She is due to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on October 23.