Scotty Fulton was shot and killed a decade ago and it’s a murder case yet to be solved.
His body was dumped in an isolated Robertson County Creek.
Family believe some of the people he ran around with may know more about what happened and could even be responsible.
Back on Feb. 29, 2004, two young boys playing along the banks of Johnson Creek made the discovery of Scotty’s body.
“While they were fishing they found Scotty’s body partially submerged in the water,” Kentucky State Police Detective Charles Haselwood said.
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Autopsy results revealed Scotty had been shot twice in his body then dumped into the secluded creek.
But police are still trying to figure out who did it and how long he had been there.
“The autopsy report did not provide that specific information,” Det. Haselwood said. “There were individuals who saw Scotty back in November, December and as recent as February when he was found.”
Scotty was never reported missing by family or friends, making it hard to pinpoint the last time anybody had seen or heard from him.
But certain items of clothing he was wearing when found make Scotty’s family believe he was with someone he knew the day he was killed.
“The clothes he had on, he only had those boots on when he fed his dogs at home so either he was close or with someone that he trusted,” Scotty’s brother, James Fulton said.
James said he had been down to the area where his brother’s body was found several times in the last 10 years, trying to connect the dots himself and he doesn’t believe Scotty’s body was dumped where it was found.
“My guess is that it was there at the bridge or back up by the bridge up the gravel road,” he said.
But proving that along with many other things has been the challenge for state police, which may be why no one has been arrested for this murder.
“It is not enough for a jury to provide them with rumors or a good story,” Det. Haselwood said. “A jury needs evidence sufficient enough beyond a reasonable doubt that somebody was killed by this person or group of persons.”
And while the case might be cold, it certainly isn’t collecting dust.
Kentucky State Police plans to use new technology to re-visit some of the evidence in hopes of finding fresh clues.
While in the meantime Scotty’s family waits and holds on to the hope that one day they will know who killed him.
“Thanksgiving, Christmas you know it’s pretty hard,” James said. “He was not a saint but nobody deserves to be done like that.”
If you have any information about the murder of Scotty, contact the Kentucky State Police in Dry Ridge.
