Kentucky State Police Post 6 Dry Ridge Investigate Following the Discovery of Human Remains

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Kentucky State Police reported that possible skeletal human remains were found shortly before noon on October 12 in a wooded area off Miller Road in Grant County. The county coroner removed the remains, which were sent to the state medical examiner in Frankfort for identification. State Police Detective Jeff Gaby is leading the continuing investigation with assistance from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and coroner; the release does not identify the person or state a cause of death.

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Source material from Kentucky State Police. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

Kentucky State Police Post 6 Dry Ridge Investigate Following the Discovery of Human Remains

Crittenden, Ky. (October 12, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Dry Ridge Post was contacted just before 12:00 pm on Monday, October 12, 2026, in reference to possible human remains discovered in Grant County.

The initial investigation indicates human skeletal remains were located in a wooded area off Miller Road in Grant County. The remains were removed by the Grant County Coroner and will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for identification.

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by KSP Post 6 Detective Jeff Gaby. He was assisted on scene by KSP personnel, Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Grant County Coroner’s Office.

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