Human remains discovered in Menifee County during weekend search sent to State Medical Examiner’s office

MENIFEE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Menifee County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that additional human remains were discovered over the weekend in the Means community.

According to the coroner, the remains were found on Saturday in some woods near the site where other remains were previously discovered on Friday and in early December. The newly recovered remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for further examination and DNA testing.

Officials say they will notify the victim’s family once more information is available from forensic testing and the ongoing investigation.

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