ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Fayette County, KY

The Thistledown Homicide (1987)

Unsolved homicide from 1987 in Fayette County, KY. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1987

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

  2. 1988

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

  3. 1989

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

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

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openrecords6 hours ago

Nobody ever pulled the impound log for the second vehicle named in the neighbour's statement. It is a public record and still available.

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nightdesk2 weeks ago

County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.

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