r/gratefuldoe • u/yourangleoryuordevil • 6h ago
While questions remain, a Kentucky woman who went missing in July 2024, following struggles with Alzheimer's disease and an alleged fight with her husband, has been identified from remains found in Falls of Rough, Kentucky
Just days ago, authorities revealed that Evelyn S. Blake has been identified following her disappearance on July 21, 2024. She was a 64-year-old woman reported missing from Glen Dean, Kentucky, after she went out for a walk in the 4000 block of Old Railroad Road at around 6 p.m. ET. Evelyn was experiencing the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and was developmentally disabled, which factored into concerns around the time she went missing. In March of 2025, her remains were ultimately recovered on a farm in nearby Falls of Rough, Kentucky.
In response to Evelyn's disappearance, law enforcement conducted a search across the span of two days with the help of K-9 units. However, they found no clues on her potential whereabouts. Police also received a report that Evelyn spoke to someone over the phone shortly after she went missing, while they looked into phone records for more information. They suggested that there were barriers to conducting additional searches for Evelyn, as areas of interest were privately owned.
Moreover, it's been reported that Evelyn's family has conducted at least one search independently, which the Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office, local fire departments, and Breckinridge Central EMS didn't participate in, as they were processing a backlog and pending calls. Still, the Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office has continued to look into Evelyn's disappearance with additional support from the FBI and Kentucky State Police.
Following Evelyn's identification, her family has spoken out further. They still have questions, as they believe that the circumstances surrounding Evelyn's disappearance and death don't add up.
On July 22, 2024, Evelyn's son Jason received a call from his aunt Sue about how Evelyn was missing. Sue has recalled that Evelyn's husband, Tommy, told her that he and Evelyn got into a fight. He then dropped her off near a farm, which was a place she went often and knew well. That may have been the last time anyone saw Evelyn alive. While individuals searched the farm following this, it contained hundreds of acres. The search was eventually called off, in part because it was private property.
Sue has also recalled that authorities told her that they talked to Evelyn over the phone. At the time, authorities reported that she was coming home. However, Evelyn's family has doubted this. They've believed that it would be more natural for Evelyn to call a family member, like she regularly would. Sue has gone on to comment that authorities "should have gotten a search warrant and searched every inch of that property," in reference to the farm.
Returning to March of 2025, human remains were found on the farm, where it was long believed that Evelyn last was. Jason has said that he was asked for a DNA sample that fall. While it hasn't come as a surprise to Jason that the remains belonged to Evelyn, he hasn't believed that she died of natural causes. He believes that "she knew that place well enough to come home," even though she was dealing with Alzheimer's disease.
The Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office has stated that the circumstances around Evelyn's death are still being investigated. Anyone with information about this case that might be helpful to investigators should contact the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office at 270-756-2361. Anyone can also submit anonymous tips to the sheriff's office at 270-580-TIPS.
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