KY- I-75 Active Shooter Targeting Vehicles *FOUND DECEASED*

[nerosleuth]

I hope nerosleuth and others thinking along the same lines are right. Yet, I’m still imagining this perp coward watching from afar and chorteling.

Amateur opinion and speculation

The way I see it is that there are three possibilities that happened when Couch fled into the woods after the mass shooting incident on I-75.

The first possibility is that when he fled the shooting scene, he had an terrain vehicle stashed nearby and was able to flee from the woods. I'm thinking of an ATV or dirt bike.

The second possibility is that he is still hiding somewhere deep in the woods. He could be hiding under ground, perhaps an old cave or mine shaft. He could be hiding along the edges or outside of the national forest.

The third possibility is that he is deceased somewhere in the woods.

I believe that he had throughly planned out how he was going to escape and hide out before he committed the mass shooting.

I'm keeping an open mind about what could have transpired after Couch fled the scene of the crime.

 

[Kudzu]

The way I see it is that there are three possibilities that happened when Couch fled into the woods after the mass shooting incident on I-75.

The first possibility is that when he fled the shooting scene, he had an terrain vehicle stashed nearby and was able to flee from the woods. I'm thinking of an ATV or dirt bike.

The second possibility is that he is still hiding somewhere deep in the woods. He could be hiding under ground, perhaps an old cave or mine shaft. He could be hiding along the edges or outside of the national forest.

The third possibility is that he is deceased somewhere in the woods.

I believe that he had throughly planned out how he was going to escape and hide out before he committed the mass shooting.

I'm keeping an open mind about what could have transpired after Couch fled the scene of the crime.

I have family there, am in the area often. Some other possibilities are that:
- He hitchhiked out of the area with a trucker. No one knew who the shooter was for a few hours. He was right there at an exit, could have snagged a ride immediately before the interstate was closed. Or he could have ran through the woods down to the next exit. There are lots of gas stations and restaurants off exit 41. Trust me that there would have been lots of bathroom stops at exit 41 after folks were stuck on the highway for 3+ hours, and he could have simply blended in and caught a ride. I take that exit frequently, often see hitchhikers.
- A friend or family member is sheltering or aiding him.
- He ran to the opposite side of the bridge (west) than where they are searching. Could be in any number of the many vacant cabins around Somerset by the lake instead of east in the Daniel Boone forest.
- There are LOTS of empty homesteads in the mountains if he traveled east to Clay or Leslie County. I can think of five vacant homesteads, including three in my own family, just in the holler where I grew up. And there are dozens of hollers. A lot of the homes stay stocked with food and supplies for family visits. Lots of folks have gardens, he could steal vegetables at night.

Lots of possibilities. I’ve got lots of family in and around London, anxiety is high.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 17, 2024

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article292610854.html

... Beshear said he encourages residents to avoid the forest, as authorities are using cameras in an effort to track Couch’s movements if he is still alive in the woods. They will also continue to use aircraft to search “when available,” Beshear said.

Strategy shift in the search for Joseph Couch

State leaders announced on Monday that they are shifting the methods they're using to try to find Joseph Couch, the man accused of shooting five people on I-75 back on September 7.

www.lex18.com

"Bringing boots on the ground from the forest into the communities is going to give the best reassurance to our citizens that if he's still out there, we are right here," Beshear added.

KY governor, officials provide update on efforts to find man accused of wounding 5 people in I-75 shooting

Joseph Couch is wanted by Kentucky officials after shooting, wounding five people on I-75 on Sept. 7.

www.wbir.com

... they have placed cameras around the forest that can detect movement and will be monitoring them.

Officials shift focus for London shooting suspect. What to know about the new approach

Investigators will no longer take a "boots-on-the-ground" approach to the search for Joseph Couch, suspect in the London shooting.

www.courier-journal.com

The U.S. Marshals Service is considering Couch a fugitive, spokesperson Jeremy Honaker said in the release. The federal fugitive task force, a law enforcement body focused on capturing wanted violent criminals, will continue to provide resources to local and state agencies in the search for Couch.

 

[flashy09]

A body has been found in Laurel County near exit 49.
Laurel Co. officials provide updates as manhunt for shooting suspect continues

 

[Arkay]

A body has been found in Laurel County near exit 49.
Laurel Co. officials provide updates as manhunt for shooting suspect continues

Please let it be him, and not rather a victim of his.

Probably him though, or we would have heard about a missing innocent person.

JMO

 

[MassGuy]

Please let it be him, and not rather a victim of his.

Probably him though, or we would have heard about a missing innocent person.

JMO

It's going to be him. It's right where it should be.

 

[DS2021]

A couple found the body while doing a youtube live video!

 

[DS2021]

Be careful what you look for. The body was shown in the live feed

 

[whitelilac]

near exit 49.
After 12 days of a massive search, this body was found near the location of the shootings? Presumably that would be the initial area that was searched....they did not use tracking dogs?
If it's him, even if not, it's amazing sometimes how bodies are missed.

 

[nerosleuth]

WYMT-TV is reporting that the Kentucky State Police announced that an body was found near exit 49 in Laurel County and detectives are working to confirm the identity.

Source:

Body Found Near I-75 Mass Shooting Area

 

[flowershop]

Schools have re-opened in area.

Schools reopen as search for suspect in Kentucky interstate shooting enters 11th day

Schools in a Kentucky country reopened Tuesday under heavy police guard for the first time since a massive search was launched for a suspect in an interstate shooting.

abcnews.go.com

 

[justtrish]

Be careful what you look for. The body was shown in the live feed

It was definately a body and looked to me like it was someone in jeans and no shirt. Wasn't graphic, but it sure was obvious it was legs/torso. I am surprised if he was that close that nobody smelled him because it's still hot out and searchers were in the area for days after the shooting.. so I understand missing a body, but how do you miss the smell?

 

[MassGuy]

near exit 49.
After 12 days of a massive search, this body was found near the location of the shootings? Presumably that would be the initial area that was searched....they did not use tracking dogs?
If it's him, even if not, it's amazing sometimes how bodies are missed.

This is precisely why when we hear an area has been searched, I’m dubious. They had everything from dogs to drones to ground searchers, and apparently missed him. It happens so many times there’s a thread on it.

When a body is ultimately found in an area that has been searched, people always theorize it’s been returned or something. It’s almost never the case.

This was incredibly unforgiving terrain, and dogs are fallible.

 

[MassGuy]

It was definately a body and looked to me like it was someone in jeans and no shirt. Wasn't graphic, but it sure was obvious it was legs/torso. I am surprised if he was that close that nobody smelled him because it's still hot out and searchers were in the area for days after the shooting.. so I understand missing a body, but how do you miss the smell?

It can depend on which way the wind is blowing.

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836531827831365722

 

[Chimera]

Well he prob. passed judgment on himself ?
And although no one died, J.C. was done with life.
What a waste .
Glad the area is safer now !
I think the Youtuber should receive credit for finding him.
Omo.

 

[MassGuy]

They’re not calling a press conference unless they’re close to positive it’s him. It has to match the description, at the very least.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836538022537445450

 

[BUF]

The hikers saw vultures circling around when they discovered the decomposing body

WATCH: Video shows moments where body was found by hikers in Laurel County

It has not been confirmed if the body in that video is the body recovered or if this body belongs to Couch.

www.wave3.com

As they approach the area, they find what appears to be a decomposed human body. From the video, it appears a large portion of the upper half of the body was missing. Shortly after the body is seen, the livestream ends.

It has not been confirmed if the body in that video is the body that was recovered or if this body belongs to Couch

 

[NervousNellie]

It can depend on which way the wind is blowing.

The video proves this! She talks about how she smells it one minute and not the next, yet they are moving closer to the location of the body.

 

[Arkay]

The video I saw described the decomposition of the body but did not show anything graphic at all.

It does seem to me that LE officers were breaking their backs trying to hunt down this man. There may be several good reasons why they missed this body, which I feel fairly certain now will be Couch.

Last week, someone on CNN said it may come down to buzzards circling the area, which turned out to be true, whether this is Couch or not. IIRC it was John Miller who IMO is almost always right about LE situations.

JMO