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Ricky Gibson

Case from Neon, KY dated May 01, 2018

Victim Details

Ricky Gibson

Male

White / Caucasian

Neon

KY

2018-05-01

44

Ricky

Gibson

07/08/2026

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In the late spring of 2018, the community of Neon, Kentucky, was shaken by the disappearance and subsequent death of a local man. Ricky Allen Gibson, a 44-year-old male, was reported missing, prompting an investigation by the Kentucky State Police. The search for Gibson came to a grim conclusion when his partially decomposed body was discovered on a strip mine at the top of Haymond Hill on the morning of May 3rd.

The investigation into Gibson's disappearance quickly transitioned into a ho ...
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  • Police: Missing Letcher County man was murdered in bathroom, two arrested
  • Two Charged With Murder In Case Of Missing Letcher County Man
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