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| Sheriff looking for more information on murder |
By Tom Marshall
Senior Advocate writer
Montgomery County Sheriff Fred Shortridge is pleading with the public for help solving the Paul Brewer homicide case.
At a news conference Thursday morning, Shortridge said investigators have found no known enemies who would want Brewer dead.
“We need the public’s help,” the sheriff said.
Brewer, 52, was found dead Dec. 22 from multiple gunshot wounds in the bedroom of his apartment at a duplex at 418 Natalie Drive.
There was no forced entry and nothing appeared to be stolen, Shortridge said. Investigators believe the killer was someone Brewer knew.
Shortridge said investigators are withholding details about the condition of the body as part of the investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies found the body when they went to check his welfare after Brewer failed to meet his older sister in Powell County about 7:30 a.m. on the 22nd to go to a medical appointment.
Brewer had undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery weeks before he was slain.
Brewer was last seen the previous day in Cynthiana, where he had taken a cooking stove to some friends in need about 3:30 to 4 p.m., the sheriff said.
Investigators have spoken with numerous family members and acquaintances in an effort to solve the case, but have developed few leads, Shortridge said.
Brewer had previously lived in Powell and Harrison counties, where he had a good reputation, the sheriff said.
The next step for investigators will be to interview Brewer’s former co-workers at Cooper Standard Automotive, the sheriff said.
The Kentucky State Police, FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are assisting with the investigation. Those agencies have resources not available to the sheriff’s office, particularly in locating individuals they may want to speak with, Det./Sgt. Ralph Charles said.
Brewer leaves behind three children.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the sheriff’s office at 498-8706.
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