KSP hoping digitally enhanced photo of victim leads to solving cold case murder

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Kentucky State Police is partnering with the DNA Doe Project to help identify an unidentified homicide victim from 1989.

The DNA Doe Project is an all-volunteer organization that uses genealogy to identify people by searching DNA databases for common ancestors, according to state police.

Using technology provided by the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Kentucky State Police Post 6 recently obtained a digitally enhanced photo of an unidentified male homicide victim.

KSP said that on April 9, 1989, the body of a white male, approximately 20- to 30-years-old, standing 6-feet-4 and weighing about 220 pounds, was located in a tobacco barn on Hwy 22 in Grant County. The victim wore his medium brown hair in a crew cut with short sideburns.

The victim died approximately two weeks prior to being found. The body was partially decomposed and both hands had been severed.

The investigation determined that the homicide occurred at an unknown location.

KSP Post 6 hopes the enhanced photo will aid in identifying the homicide victim.

Anyone with information on this homicide or the identity of the homicide victim is asked to contact Kentucky State Police, Post 6 at 859-428-1212.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com