Found Deceased KY- Donna G Lay, 57, Williamsburg, 07 Jan 2021

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Height5' 3" - 5' 5"
140-155lbs
Brown hair
Blue eyes

Circumstances of Disappearance
Victim was reported missing by a friend and neighbor on January 28, 2021.
Victim was living with a boyfriend who claims he has not seen her since January 07, 2021.
Victim’s KY ID along with her medical insurance cards, Kentucky benefit card and SSI debit was found in a dumpster on January 14, 2021.
Little information is known about the victim; she has lived in the Williamsburg area for a short time.

 

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Whitley County Constable Ron BUBBA Bowling

Williamsburg woman missing for almost a month

Donna Lay was last seen on January 7, 2021, at Taylor Apartments in Williamsburg.

If you have any information, please contact the Williamsburg Police Department at 606-549-6017.

 

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Her fb (last post Feb 2020): Donna Lay

 

[Sunrisenow]

Man accused of killing girlfriend in Williamsburg, living with body for weeks

A missing person case has turned into a homicide investigation.

Monday, police arrested 58-year-old John Meadows on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence.

Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird says when officers searched Meadows’ apartment on February 1, they found human remains inside a trash can. He says Meadows had been living there with those remains for around three weeks.

The remains are thought to be of Meadows’ girlfriend, Donna Lay, who was reported missing on January 27.

John Meadows has been arrested and charged with murder after human remains were found in a trash can in his apartment. He lived with them there for 3 weeks.

 

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The News Journal » Dead body found in missing W’burg woman’s apartment; boyfriend charged with murder Monday

So far authorities don’t have a motive for the killing, a cause of death or a precise time of death.
Bird estimates that the victim had been dead for two to three weeks based upon accounts of when she was last seen.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday at the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office.

 

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https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article248960084.html

Meadows was arrested and charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence.

Lay was 56, said Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley. He said an autopsy Tuesday confirmed that the woman died as a result of homicide, though he said the exact cause of death is “pending further investigation.”

The coroner is still trying to find Lay’s family members.


Croley said Lay is thought to be from the Bowling Green area. Though she had lived in Whitley County for several years, he said she did not have family there.

Meadows is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center.. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.

 

[Limecat]

Things I’ve learned from 2020 and WS:
Don’t date, don’t marry, don’t go hiking, don’t be a young male and drive anywhere, no one should ever go near water, glue your cell phone to your hand and keep it fully charged, and dress warmly. Even in summer.

God rest Donna in the comfort of His arms.