State troopers have identified an Estill County woman found dead in a ditch Saturday morning. 29-year-old Ellen C. Townsend was found along Noland Creek Road in Irvine.
The coroner says Townsend died as a result of a gunshot wound. Family members tell us Townsend was the mother of three children.
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According to investigators, Townsend was last seen in a silver Chrysler sedan with 44-year-old Ricky W. Conrad. At around 10:30 Sunday morning, Lexington police officers found Conrad dead inside that vehicle. He was parked in the St. Joseph Hospital parking lot. An investigation into Conrad’s death is underway.
Police found a firearm inside the vehicle as well as personal property belonging to Townsend.
No other information has been released.