Roger Dale Parham.Photo:Kentucky State Police
Kentucky State Police
At that time, Parham was believed to be on the run following an arrest in connection with a rape involving a minor the previous year, according to theFBI’s Most Wanted list.
His bond was revoked and he was subject to a bench warrant for arrest in June 1999, following the issuing of a federal arrest warrant a few months later in September, according to the FBI. He faced federal charges for “unlawful flight to avoid persecution,” the FBI said in its statement.
At the time, he was considered to have fled Arkansas and the FBI suspected he may have headed to Mexico, according to the statement.
His remains, unidentified for years, were found in May 1999 in Lake Barkley, Lyon County, Ky., according to the Kentucky State Police. “The individual was located wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored with a hydraulic jack,” the state police said in the agency’s statement.
“Until now, Parham’s disappearance remained a mystery,” the statement said.
It’s not immediately clear if his time of death has been determined.
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Parham’s cause of death has not been established, and his death is being investigated as a homicide owing to the “suspicious circumstances in which the remains were located," according to the Kentucky State Police.
In 2016, his body was exhumed “in hopes that further examinations would help make an identification,” the Kentucky State Police statement said.
Earlier this year, investigators collaborated with forensic genealogy scientists, which led them to a relative of Parham — a break in the case that helped them identify him, according to the Kentucky State Police.
source: people.com
