Graves dot a hillside at the Hoskins Cemetery in rural Clay County near Manchester, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. It was near this cemetery census worker Bill Sparkman was found dead earlier this month. (AP Photo/\Ed Reinke
Posted on 09/25/2009 11:35:17 AM PDT by JoeProBono
BIG CREEK, Ky. (AP) -- Authorities said a U.S. Census worker died by asphyxiation but were releasing few other details about the mysterious case nearly two weeks after Bill Sparkman's body - with the word "fed" scrawled on the chest - was found hanging from a tree near a family cemetery secluded by Appalachian forest.
The word appeared to have been written with a felt-tip pen, Clay County Coroner Jim Trosper said Friday.
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Graves dot a hillside at the Hoskins Cemetery in rural Clay County near Manchester, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. It was near this cemetery census worker Bill Sparkman was found dead earlier this month. (AP Photo/\Ed Reinke
Reichstag fire?
This story has of course jumped into the national news.
Of course it was in pen have you ever tried to use pencil on skin
Maybe they were going for KFed...and screwed it up
something sure stinks about this story
A census worker in a cemetery, must be a Democrat.
Is there any way this could have been a suicide?
“A census worker in a cemetery, must be a Democra”
great, now he gets to vote twice.
Pen, huh? The way the story was written, implied “carved”.
“Coroner: ‘Fed’ written in pen on Ky. Census worker”
I am surprised it wasn’t carved.
Based on where it is I bet he stumbled into a meth lab.
They simply don't want any "FED's" or anyone else around there.
One report I had read said his feet were touching the ground. Sorry, I don’t remember where I saw that.
Judging from the country around the cemetery, maybe “fed” is short for federale. Happy smoke fields are popping up everywhere these days.
So he traveled down Copperhead Rd, eh? Looks like KY still doesn’t truck with revanoooers.
it looks like a setup. The “fed” inked on his chest. WTH is that? And he’s found in Daniel Boone National Forest where it’s known that people grow marijuana illegally. And the census worker goes out there ALONE. Nobody lives in the national forest. So what was the guy doing there? It’s just too convenient. Blame it on the marijuana growers. I don’t buy that or the suicide story.
I’m fearful that this could be just the first in a string of hangings and guess who will be blamed if that happens....and i hope to God i’m way wrong
I’ll bet you’re right. Near where I live (IN/KY border) one person was killed and one badly burned this week trying to steal anhydrous ammonia. They put it in a gasoline container and it exploded.
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