Skull found in April identified

PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Bourbon Co. Coroner says a skull found near the Bourbon Co. Creek in April has been identified.

The coroner says the remains are those of 54-year-old Clay Jeffery Reed, of Lexington.

According to the coroner’s office, a missing person’s report for Reed was filed in February of 2015.

The coroner says foul play is not suspected, but has not released how Reed died.

The coroner says dental records helped to identify Reed, but the skull is currently the only part of his body that has been found.