Overview
- Kentucky State Police say United Clinic in Campton contacted Post 8 on Dec. 31 about a woman who disclosed she had aborted a pregnancy at her home on Flat Mary Road.
- Investigators interviewed 35-year-old Melinda S. Spencer, who, according to police, said she ordered medication online to terminate the pregnancy.
- Troopers reported finding the remains of a developed male infant in a shallow grave near the 3700 block of Flat Mary Road consistent with Spencer’s statement.
- Spencer was arrested and charged with first-degree fetal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.
- She is being held in the Three Forks Regional Jail, and state police say the criminal investigation remains active.