UPDATE: KSP Releases New Information in Death Investigation at Cowan

We are learning more about a Kentucky State Police investigation into a body found Wednesday night in the Cowan Community of Letcher County. The Mountain Eagle is reporting that Angela Roberts of Bald Mountain Road was pronounced dead around 11pm near a cemetery on Dinah Blair Road. While KSP is not releasing any information, the paper cites a source saying foul play is suspected. Roberts’ daughter, Patricia Deatherage, was found dead of a gunshot in the same area last August in a case that remains unsolved


ORIGINAL STORY:

Kentucky State Police are continuing to conduct a death investigation in the Cowan Community of Letcher County. No details have been released but they confirm to WYMT that one person is dead in the area of Dinah Blair Road in an incident that happened on Thursday. We will bring you more information as it becomes available.