The human remains found over the weekend in Casey County have been identified as those of 24-year-old Whitney Danielle Copley, who has been missing since September 2015.
A press release from Kentucky State Police said that the Chief Medical Examiner made the identification through dental records.
“I think we’re all kind of at peace,” said sister Teresa Meyer. “We’re not so much over it, because it’s just begun, but at least we know where she’s at and she’s not out in the cold.”
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Preliminary autopsy results also indicated no trauma to the remains.
A forensic anthropologist in Knoxville, Tennessee will begin working on a cause of death.
For over a year, Copley’s family searched for her. In November 2015, her clothes were found in a barn in Casey County.
After the remains were found in a wooded area behind the Dogwalk Market off Highway 127 in Dunnville, Copley’s family told LEX 18 that they were confident they were the those of the missing mother.
Family members also said they still have a lot of questions about Copley’s disappearance.
“We would like to know who was with her, what happened, and what led to this, why no one came forward,” said sister Sarah Copley.
