Human remains found in connection to Kentucky woman’s disappearance 33 years ago
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- Officials found human remains connected to Anna Manning’s disappearance.
- Remains will be sent to a certified forensic laboratory for identification.
- Two suspects were arrested and indicted in connection with the 1992 disappearance.
Officials have found human remains connected to the disappearance of Anna Manning more than 33 years ago, one week after two suspects in the case were arrested.
The Boyle County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the remains were found on a property previously identified in the investigation. The sheriff’s office didn’t clarify any specifics about the property or when the remains were found.
The remains will be taken to a certified forensic laboratory for identification. The sheriff’s office said the investigation remains active and ongoing.
“This discovery is the result of continued investigative efforts and coordination with partnering agencies,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Anna Manning was reported missing Feb. 25, 1994, according to the sheriff’s office. She was last seen in November 1992, speaking to an aunt in front of a jewelry store in Danville.
Last week, two suspects were indicted in connection to Manning’s disappearance. The indictment says Anthony Manning, 59, killed Anna Manning sometime between Sept. 14, 1992, and Nov. 7, 1992, and that Barbara Manning, 76, acted in complicity to commit the crime.
Anthony Manning is charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse while Barbara Manning is charged with complicity to murder, complicity to tampering with physical evidence and complicity to abuse of a corpse, according to court records. They were arrested May 19 and are being held at the Boyle County Detention Center.
Anna Manning was married to Anthony Manning and had a daughter with him, according to prior Herald-Leader reporting. Anthony Manning is Barbara Manning’s son, according to the sheriff’s office.
The FBI, Kentucky State Police, Boyle County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office previously searched a Lincoln County property owned by Barbara Manning and her husband in March 2016. Officials did not specify what they were looking for, but officials moved a camper and a metal building and, using backhoes, dug holes in the yard.
