Missing Person Family Members Believe Remains Found Belong to Missing Casey County Woman

An anonymous tip received by the family of a missing Casey County woman may lead them to the bittersweet answer they’ve been wanting for more than a year.

Whitney Copley went missing nearly 14 months ago. Her family tells LEX18 they are confident human remains found in a wooded area behind the Dogwalk Market off Highway 127 in Dunnville belong to her.

Whitney Copley was last seen September 28th, 2015 in the area where the remains have been discovered.

“She had actually been seen on the dogwalk camera there, walking behind dogwalk,” said Whitney’s sister, Sarah Copley

Whitney told her family she was going to a party, and never came home. The family members say a few days ago, they received an anonymous tip.

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“We actually had received a tip about this skull in the woods in this area,” said Sarah.

The Copleys passed on the information to investigators and between Saturday and Sunday, the Copleys say investigators recovered nearly an entire skeleton, as well as clothes consistent with what Whitney would have been wearing.

“We’re pretty sure you know, that it’s her but, we’re just waiting for the positive identification to come in for us,” said Sarah.

Family members are hoping that identification will provide the closure they’ve been seeking for more than a year. They also hope it will help investigators understand what happened.

“They told us if anyone was involved that they were going to try and charge them with whatever they can charge them with, especially holding evidence because it’s been so long,” said Sarah.

The state medical examiner is working to positively identify the remains. Then, a forensic research facility in Knoxville will try and determine the exact circumstances of what led to the death.

The Copley family tells LEX18 News it could take up to 6 months to get all those test results back but, they tell us investigators say they should be able to I.D. the remains by Thanksgiving.

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