A missing woman has been found dead in Breckinridge County.
Kentucky State Police Post 4 spokesman Scotty Sharp said that on Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:15, KSP detectives and the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office located 42-year-old Dwan M. Atwell deceased at a residence at 7863 Hwy 259 south, just north of McDaniels.
The Bloomington (ILL) Police Department said Atwell was reported missing “out of Kentucky” by her family on March 11, 2021, and that she could “possibly (be) in the Bloomington/Normal area.”
The Bloomington PD on March 29 said that Atwell had “not spoke to family” since December 2020. The police department further stated, “She is missing under unknown/suspicious circumstances.”
An autopsy was performed at the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville on Friday, according to Sharp.
Atwell’s cause of death has yet to be determined.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
