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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Fayette County, KY

The Longwater Murders (1966)

Unsolved homicide from 1966 in Fayette County, KY. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Timeline
  1. 1966

    Body discovered near Longwater; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1967

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1987

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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fieldnotes_9210 days ago

Latent prints from the scene predate the national database. Nobody has requested a modern comparison.

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gridwalkerYesterday

The original canvass skipped the four houses on the far side of the tracks. Those residents were never formally interviewed.

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