Burned Clay County body identified

Posted: Thu 8:19 AM, Dec 13, 2012

MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky coroner says a burned body found along a dirt road has been identified.

The victim was Eli Marcum, who had been reported missing. Dental records were used to make positive identification. Marcum's body was discovered on Saturday in the Crawfish community of Clay County.

No arrests have been made in the case.

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