The nearly weeklong search for a missing 10-year-old boy in Kentucky concluded on Tuesday when state troopers discovered his body about 20 miles from his residence.
According to Trooper Matt Gayheart, the body of Jayden Spicer was located in a secluded area off Canoe Road in Breathitt County, nearly 19 miles from his home on Panbowl Branch Road.
CrimeOnline previously reported that Spicer disappeared from his home in the early morning hours of August 6, and had not been seen since. On that morning, the boy’s mother, Felicia Spicer, rushed to a neighbor’s house and requested to use their phone.
“She was crying and asked if she could use my phone,” the neighbor said. “I gave it to her, and she called 911, telling them, ‘My child is missing.’”
The neighbor said the Spicer told them she and her husband had gone to bed around 9 p.m. but the boy was missing when they woke up.
Police said the boy had been living with his great-grandmother until her recent death. At that point, Jayden moved in with his mother.
The state police revealed that the body was found in a shallow grave within a forested area, and it has been sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfurt, as per WKYT. No additional information has been provided.
