Owensboro Times article:
KSP: Infant's remains found at home in Ohio County
"A KSP report says they discovered the decomposed body at 1:15 p.m. today hidden in a concealed manner. After investigators process the scene, the Ohio County Coroner’s Office will transport the infant to the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville."
Interview w/ Trooper Corey King:
(Is live video right now)
Notes from video:
Owensboro Times interview w/Trouper Corey King 6-14-24
- We were hopeful and optimistic, but now it is a recovery and death investigation.
- 1:15 pm the investigation moved inside. One investigator was inside, sweeping a room. The inside is as cluttered as the outside, near hoarding level perhaps. He was sweeping a room under debris and he located a baby's body consistent with Miya Rudd. Decomposed. Hidden underneath (audio indistinguishable) they did not detect an odor.
- Autopsy will be conducted tomorrow.
- Now actively processing the scene. We do not know the manner that she died. Consulting with attorney's office. We need to process and gather all the evidence that we can.
- I can't say how she was concealed, but she was not in plain sight and there was a significant amount of stuff on top of her.
- A baby's body is small, but the house is cluttered. quite a bit of debris inside the home. And residues. This was not a safe space, it had to be sanitized so no one would overdose trying to search. We found her earlier than we expected. We didn't anticipate we would find her, but we did.
- Can't confirm it is Miya because of the rate of decomposition. We'll wait for medical examiner's office for official confirmation. It is consistent with around a 6-8 month old baby. This baby has been there for a while, but we can't say how long.
- Autopsy will show us how long she has been deceased.
- That gives us 4-5 people who were in that house over the last 6 months, and will help us determine who the responsible parties are in her death.
- Charges will happen soon, and other charges may come from Grand Jury.
- Today, we had Cadaver dogs. And Forensic examiners who analyze smallest details to precision to determine if it is human or not, right then. Compared to us sending samples back to the lab and waiting to hear back.
- We had equipment to essentially x-ray walls and floors and ground to see what is in there. That equipment is leaving, we no longer need it.
- Asked about why cadaver dogs didn't find Miya- Answer: We know dead bodies let off gas that dogs can smell with precision. But How long does gas expel from the body when it is a very small infant? The gas may have been exhausted already, so the dogs wouldn't pick up on it.
- Presented to grand jury? Answer: Will take days to process and send to lab. also the autopsy will be done tomorrow, but it won't be in a readable form for a month. Ask the prosecuting attorney, but at LEAST a month. Venture to say it will go to grand jury for the heavier charges. Abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence are current, but how did she die? overdose? strangled? neglect? That information will determine how to charge and present this case.