It’s been five years since two fetuses were found, days apart, in a Lexington cemetery.
Now, after extensive testing, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office is now reporting that the two fetuses were siblings. However, there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the disturbing discovery. How did the two wind up in the cemetery and where is their mother?
A woman walking her dog made the discovery on the grounds of Lexington’s Hillcrest Memorial Park in 2009.
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“It was a fetus, and it was identified as being a human fetus,” says Gary Ginn, Fayette County Coroner.
Ginn remembers the scene well. And just four days later, Ginn was back again in the same area. Another fetus had been found just over the cemetery’s fence.
Autopsies revealed that both were female around 22-weeks along. Until now, little was known aside from that.
“These two fetuses are related. They are sisters and they are identical twins,” says Ginn.
Extensive DNA testing led to that information. Investigators have said the incident is believed to be a concealed birth and not a homicide. Still, the cause of death is “undetermined.” Ethnicity of the two is unclear. It’s unknown exactly how the fetuses got to the cemetery and what became of their mother.
So, the next step Ginn says will be a funeral. The two sisters will be buried together at “Evergreen Memory Gardens” in Bourbon County. But with DNA for the twins on file, Ginn remains hopeful that someone will come forward with the full story.
“The mom or father might have a change of heart. You just don’t know the situation,” says Ginn.
Concealing a birth is considered a crime and is punishable by up to one year in jail. So far, a date has not been set for those sisters to be laid to rest.
