Kentucky

Could discovered human remains belong to missing Kentucky mother?

The sister of a missing mother says human remains found in a field in Boyle County Friday may belong to her loved one.

The skeletal remains were located in a field off of Craintown Road in Perryville around 7 p.m., Kentucky State Police said. The remains were sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for identification.

The remains could belong to Andrea Knabel, a missing Louisville mother who disappeared in August 2019. In a comment on the Finding Andrea Facebook page, Knabel’s sister, Erin Knabel, said the remains are believed to be a woman who has been dead for three to five years. The dental records of the remains are similar to Andrea, Erin Knabel said in a comment.

In a separate comment on her own Facebook page, Erin Knabel said the family is expected to have more answers Monday.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

This story was originally published January 23, 2023 at 7:37 AM.

Christopher Leach
Lexington Herald-Leader
Chris Leach is a breaking news reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. Chris graduated from UK in December 2018. Support my work with a digital subscription
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