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Based on an anonymous caller’s tip, law enforcement conducted a large-scale search of a wooded area near a farm outside Barbourville, KY . teen paige
The Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and the Kentucky State Police continue to lead the investigation. A man previously identified as a person of