The Associated Press is reporting that the FBI and Kentucky State Police are investigating the hanging death of a man who worked for the U.S. Census Bureau.
William “Bill” Sparkman, 51, was found hanging in an isolated section of Daniel Boone National Forest. The word “fed” was scrawled on his chest, the news service reported.
Authorities are trying to determine if an extremist element played any role in the death, which is being investigated as a homicide.