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Eric Hughes

Case from Covington, KS dated Dec 14, 2018

Victim Details

Eric Hughes

Male

Black / African American

Covington

KS

2018-12-14

32

Eric

Hughes

07/07/2026

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On a cold December morning in 2018, the body of 32-year-old Eric Hughes, a Black / African American male, was discovered on the side of Sleepy Hollow Road in Covington, Kentucky. A passing motorist spotted him near the intersection with Montague Road at approximately 8:20 AM on December 14th and immediately alerted the authorities. When the Covington police arrived at the scene, they found Hughes unresponsive and he was pronounced dead.

What was initially considered a suspicious death was ...
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  • WCPO: Police investigating 'suspicious death' in Covington
  • WCPO: Police: 'Suspicious death' now a homicide investigation
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