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On a winter afternoon, January 4, 1999, 86-year-old Paul Ward Shrout was seen for the last time by a family member at his residence in the Sharpsburg area of Bath County, Kentucky. At approximately 2:00 p.m., what seemed like an ordinary day took a turn that would leave his family with unanswered questions for years to come. Shrout, a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, was a familiar figure in his community. He was described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing around 170 pounds. O ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 04, 1999

Victim Details

Aug 18, 2010

Dec 26, 2023

Paul

Shrout

111

85

59 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 04, 1999

Sharpsburg

Kentucky

Bath County

40374

No

8914

Kentucky State Police

Morehead

Kentucky

Rowan County

40351

Larry Bowling

Detective

1595 Flemingsburg Road, Kentucky

State

Law Enforcement

8-99-0032

1999-01-04

Kentucky State Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/28/2026


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