Coroner: 'Fed' written in pen on Ky. Census worker

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[JoeProBono]

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

[Pete]

Reichstag fire?

[mbarker12474]

This story has of course jumped into the national news.

[al baby]

Of course it was in pen have you ever tried to use pencil on skin

[The Louiswu]

Maybe they were going for KFed...and screwed it up

[uncitizen]

Reichstag fire?

something sure stinks about this story

[Tijeras_Slim]

was found hanging from a tree near a family cemetery

A census worker in a cemetery, must be a Democrat.

[sand lake bar]

Is there any way this could have been a suicide?

[JoeProBono]

[CodeToad]

“A census worker in a cemetery, must be a Democra”

great, now he gets to vote twice.

[svcw]

Pen, huh? The way the story was written, implied “carved”.

[JoeProBono]

[Grunthor]

“Coroner: ‘Fed’ written in pen on Ky. Census worker”

I am surprised it wasn’t carved.

[DemonDeac]

Based on where it is I bet he stumbled into a meth lab.

[annieokie]

Methinks it was done by some back woods POT growers. The word "FED" seems to suggest that also. I have a friend who was from KY., he tells me pot growing has taken over the "stills".

They simply don't want any "FED's" or anyone else around there.

[listenhillary]

One report I had read said his feet were touching the ground. Sorry, I don’t remember where I saw that.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Judging from the country around the cemetery, maybe “fed” is short for federale. Happy smoke fields are popping up everywhere these days.

[lovecraft]

So he traveled down Copperhead Rd, eh? Looks like KY still doesn’t truck with revanoooers.

[uncitizen]

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

[CholeraJoe]

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.