Police investigating after human remains found in Brandenburg

The Brandenburg Police Department is investigating after human remains were discovered near a residence in the city.

According to a release from the BPD, in the afternoon hours on May 10 officers were dispatched by Meade County E-911 to a residence on the 1300 block of Old State Road in Brandenburg “for a family member locating human remains in a field behind their residence.” Units on scene confirmed the presence of human skeletal remains, and the BPD secured and processed the scene with the Meade County Coroner’s Office.

The remains were transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville, and investigators are working to gather information to help identify the remains. The BPD says it does have an open missing person case, but officials cannot confirm the remains belong to the person in that case.

The BPD says the investigation is in its early stages, and further information will be released once confirmation is received from the medical examiner’s office and family has been notified. Anybody with possible information on the case may contact the BPD at 270-422-4981.