PARIS, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in central Kentucky have found a body in the crawl space of a residence.
Police officers responded to a Paris duplex where an open door was reported and found an odor Monday. A Kentucky State Police trooper found the body.
Kentucky State Police said in a news release that 45-year-old Michael Hutsell of Paris was charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
State police said later that the victim was identified as Tina Johnson, who was reported missing from Fayette County a month ago. The agency said it was awaiting word on cause of death.
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