Human remains have been found in a wooded area in Hart County, and remains found last year in Hart County have been identified.
Kentucky State Police said that Saturday night at approximately 6:30, troopers received a report of decomposed human remains being located off Locust Grove Road, just east of Bonnieville in northern Hart County.
Police said the cause of death and identity of the deceased are currently unknown. The remains have been transported to the state Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.
Kentucky State Police is leading the investigation.
On Wednesday, police identified human remains found in February of last year in the 1100 block of North Nelson Road as 25-year-old Jacob Tipton, of Berea. He had been missing since April 2016 and was identified through dental records.
Two weeks after Tipton vanished, his vehicle was found in the parking lot of a cemetery in southeast Hart County, not far from where the decedent’s body was found.
Tipton’s cause of death has not yet been determined. The Kentucky State Police investigation continues.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
