Detectives with Kentucky State Police Post 13, in Hazard, are presently investigating the discovery of a body in Knott County as a homicide.
The body of Christina Barnett, 34 years old, of Sitka, KY, was located just east of Hindman, on September 25, 2013. Initially, the body was sent to the Kentucky State Medical
Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and positive identification. Preliminary results from the autopsy confirmed the identity as that of Christina Barnett.
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Barnett was reported missing to KSP, by family members, on September 19, 2013. A search party located the body on September 25, 2013, at which time detectives initiated a death investigation.
Once the preliminary autopsy report and identification of the victim were confirmed, the death investigation transitioned to a homicide.
The investigation is continuing by KSP Post 13 detectives. Further updates will follow as they become available.
