Identified! KY - Lexington, WhtMale, UP89470, Ducks Unlimited t-shirt, Feb '22 - Jimmy Lawrence Medlock *arrest*

[othram]

SOLVED: Fayette County John Doe (2022) is Identified

 

[Hochman]

SOLVED: Fayette County John Doe (2022) is Identified

From article

 

[cheemsg]

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article272622212.html
This looks pretty weird. Him and the woman charged with his murder lived together. They searched the house after his ID and they found more human remains in there if I'm understanding that right.

 

[wary]

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article272622212.html
This looks pretty weird. Him and the woman charged with his murder lived together. They searched the house after his ID and they found more human remains in there if I'm understanding that right.

That’s what it sounds like, but it’s a confusing article. Since he was 40, who is the ‘younger boy’ that they mention. If it’s he, then ‘younger than whom’ is the question.

 

[cheemsg]

That’s what it sounds like, but it’s a confusing article. Since he was 40, who is the ‘younger boy’ that they mention. If it’s he, then ‘younger than whom’ is the question.

Has the article been edited? I might just be dense but I can't see the mention of the younger boy.

 

[EllaMinnowP]

@cheemsg Thanks for sharing. I read it the same way you did: another set of human remains found at the apartment where the subject of this thread and his girlfriend resided!
I wonder if @othram is assisting with the id on the more recently discovered remains, too.

 

[EllaMinnowP]

Has the article been edited? I might just be dense but I can't see the mention of the younger boy.

A Fayette County Kentucky woman has been charged after a younger boy was found dead and wrapped in plastic on Cambridge Drive.

(Quote just below the opening photo)
Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article272622212.html#storylink=cpy

 

[wary]

Has the article been edited? I might just be dense but I can't see the mention of the younger boy.

Look right under the big picture of the police car, at the top of the page.

“A Fayette County Kentucky woman has been charged after a younger boy was found dead and wrapped in plastic on Cambridge Drive.”

And since she’s 35, it’s not “younger than her,” either!

 

[fred&edna]

Maybe it was initially believed the victim was younger because they could only get an estimated weight and size of a very decomposed body/parts.

 

[cheemsg]

Look right under the big picture of the police car, at the top of the page.

“A Fayette County Kentucky woman has been charged after a younger boy was found dead and wrapped in plastic on Cambridge Drive.”

And since she’s 35, it’s not “younger than her,” either!

Probably just a mistake on the writers part?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Coroner identifies victim in 2022 Cambridge Drive homicide, suspect charged with murder

35-year-old Jennifer Kashuba was arrested and charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

www.lex18.com

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Body found near Lexington dumpster identified

The body found on Cambridge Drive in 2022 has been identified.

fox56news.com

 

[subaw0067]

Identified as 40 year old Jimmy Lawrence Medlock

In February 2022, the decomposing remains of a man were discovered wrapped in plastic near a dumpster in the parking lot adjacent to an apartment complex. The unknown man was wearing a navy-blue t-shirt that contained a map of the United States and the brand name “Ducks Unlimited'' on its back. He was also wearing dark navy blue drawstring cargo shorts and a navy-blue sock. Near the man’s body was a navy-blue Abercrombie & Fitch brand short-sleeved t-shirt. Investigators also found a unique tattoo on the unknown man’s lower left thigh, which could have been a crown, possibly also containing the inscribed name “Jesus”.

Investigators believe the unknown man was 5’1” tall and weighed at 84 pounds at the time of his death. Additionally, investigators observed that he had light brown to blond hair that was approximately two inches in length. He was stabbed in the heart and so investigators have classified the case as a homicide. Advanced decomposition has made it difficult to learn anything more about the man, including his age.

In March 2022, his case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP89470. Law enforcement investigators have diligently pursued leads in the case but they have been unable to identify this unknown man. In 2022, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office partnered with Othram to see if advanced forensic DNA testing could help establish an identity for the man or a close relative.

Fayette County Coroner’s Office has contributed some of the funding to support this case and a DNASolves crowdfund was created to raise funds for the remaining casework costs. We are grateful to everyone that contributed to help make it possible to work this case.

After receiving the case evidence, Othram used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile from the remains of the unknown man. Upon successful construction of the DNA profile, Othram's in-house genealogy team performed genetic genealogy research and developed investigative leads that were returned to the agency. Investigators followed up on the leads and confirmed that the unknown man and homicide victim was in fact 40-year-old Jimmy Lawrence Medlock.

Police have arrested and charged 35-year-old Jennifer Kashuba in connection to the homicide. According to the arrest documentation, Kashuba confessed to stabbing the victim once in the chest, causing his death.

Anyone with information that could aid in this investigation is encouraged to contact the Lexington Police Department by calling 859-258-3600 and referencing agency case 2022-02-026456 or NamUs UP89470.

 

[cheemsg]

I assume this is his FB?
Jimmy Lawrence Medlock

 

[pokerowan]

Oh, lord. It's almost worse that he was 40. How does an adult man get to be 84 pounds??

 

[Hochman]

Oh, lord. It's almost worse that he was 40. How does an adult man get to be 84 pounds??

He was found in a decomposed state, so advanced postmortem changes caused him to lose a large amount of weight.

 

[MarziPanda]

He was also only 5'1. I wonder if it was a combination of decomp and him actually being very thin - maybe some kind of neglect or illness going on?

RIP Jimmy.

 

[wary]

He was found in a decomposed state, so advanced postmortem changes caused him to lose a large amount of weight.

I’d have thought that they’d have made an educated guess as to a weight range while he was alive. Saying ‘84 pounds’—if that was his weight after partial decomp—just ensured that no one would identify him!

MOO

 

[Oakie]

Image of Jennifer Kashuba:

From: Woman charged after body, foot found in Lexington in 2022

 

[pokerowan]

He was found in a decomposed state, so advanced postmortem changes caused him to lose a large amount of weight.

I would be very surprised if the authorities quoted the weight of his remains, rather than an estimation of his weight while alive. That would make for some very interesting skeletal NAMUS entries!