Decades-old mystery solved: Human remains found in Kentucky lake identified as fugitive in alleged rape case
TL;DR
Human remains found in Kentucky 25 years ago have been identified as those of Roger D. Parham, a suspect in an alleged rape who fled from a federal arrest warrant in Arkansas in 1998. Kentucky State Police are investigating Parham's death as a homicide. Advanced DNA technology and forensic genealogy testing were used to identify the remains, which had been wrapped in tire chains and anchored in a lake. Parham's identity was discovered through a relative's DNA match.
- Human remains found 25 years ago in Kentucky ID'd as those of a suspect in an alleged rape who fled NBC News
- A man accused of rape vanished. Then, a lake yielded a grim discovery. 25 years later, a fresh mystery is revealed CNN
- Kentucky remains identified as FBI fugitive who vanished nearly 25 years ago Fox News
- Body discovered in Kentucky lake identified 24 years later as FBI fugitive ABC News
- Police identify human remains found anchored to bottom of lake nearly 25 years ago WSIL TV
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on NBC News