By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
Kentucky State Police (KSP) have confirmed that a body found last Tuesday, underneath a bridge along KY State Route 7 in Grayson, is that of 50-year-old Tessa Reeves, who had been missing for more than five weeks at the time. According to a report from the KSP issued on Sunday, they received a call last Tuesday, March 24, just before 10 a.m. reporting a body located under the bridge along KY 7 between the Dollar General and Gibb’s Hardware. The KSP determined the body to be that of Reeves, though exactly how that determination was made was not listed in the report, which states only that the identification was made “through investigative efforts.”
According to a previous report released by KSP they had received a missing person’s report on February 23, nine days after Reeves had last been seen on February 14. Reeves last reported location was Bayso’s Sports Pub, on South Hord Street in Grayson. According to the police report issued at the time of the missing persons report, she had been wearing a pink t-shirt when she was last seen and did not have a cell phone or any personal belongings with her.
KSP Post 14, based in Ashland, requested any information related to Reeves whereabouts at that time, but it is not clear at this time if the discovery of Reeves was related to a tip received in association with that investigation, or if the body was located and reported by an unrelated individual or individuals.
KSP reported on Sunday that the cause of death for Reeves has not yet been determined, and that the investigation into her disappearance and death remains under investigation. Anyone with any information related to the case is still urged to contact KSP Post 14 at (606)928-6421.
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