Kentucky cold case: 2013 disappearance of Berea 18-year-old still a mystery
BEREA, Ky. (FOX 56) — In the summer of 2013, an 18-year-old girl from Berea was dropped off at a party with her sister and cousin. Less than 12 hours later, she vanished.
Brookelyn Farthing had just graduated from high school and was said to be deciding between going to college or taking some time off. On June 22, after leaving the party with Josh Hensley and an unknown man.
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Kentucky cold case: 2013 disappearance of Berea 18-year-old still a mystery
According to Investigation Discovery, Farthing and the two men drove to a spot on Floyd Branch Road where Hensley was said to take care of horses. Shortly after, Hensley dropped off the other man and took Farthing back to his place.
Around 4 a.m., Paige was said to have texted her sister to ask for a ride home, but her sister didn't have her license, and her cousin had been drinking, ID noted. Farthing later sent a string of troubling text messages to her ex-boyfriend, asking to be picked up, including 'I'm scared' and 'Please hurry.'
However, around 5:30 a.m., her last text to her ex-boyfriend said, 'Never mind. I'm okay. I'm going to a party in Rockcastle County,' according to Uncovered. This was said to be the last time any of her loved ones heard from her.
ID noted that around 7 a.m., Hensley had arrived back at the residence after checking on some horses, and his home was on fire.
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He claimed the last time he saw Farthing, she was sitting on his couch smoking a cigarette.
On June 23, the day after she went missing, her mother filed a missing persons report and went to search Hensley's home where, Uncovered noted, that her shoes and some personal items were found on the porch, but her clothes and phone were missing.
Two days later, it was said that her phone pinged off a tower in Blue Lick for the last time.
'My sister Brooke was a spunky, tell you how it is, loveable person. She loved animals and the outdoors. But she was a true girly girl, who loved pink and camouflage. She would do anything to help anyone. She had the sweetest deep long country-sounding voice you can only find in Kentucky. Not a day goes by I don't wonder about her,' her older sister, Tasha, wrote on FindBrookeFarthing.
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Since going missing, her case has been mentioned on an episode of ID and numerous podcasts.
To this day, her case remains unsolved. According to her missing person page, she stands 5 feet, 1 inch tall and has blonde hair with brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray FFA shirt and light blue jean shorts.
Anyone who might know anything related to her case is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police in Richmond.
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