UPDATE (2:03 p.m. on Saturday, May 13): Huntington Police detectives have arrested two brothers in connection to the murder of a missing Huntington woman.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Kentucky State Police began investigating skeletal remains discovered in Carter County. Working together, HPD detectives, KSP Troopers and the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office, were able to utilize dental records to confirm the identity of the remains as Chrystina Judd, who disappeared September 2021.

Through a collaborative effort, investigators determined Judd was murdered in Huntington and her body was transported to Kentucky in an attempt to conceal her death.

Friday evening around 6 p.m., Huntington Police Detectives and the HPD SWAT Team arrested Brock Meade inside a residence in the 700 block of Jefferson Ave, after arresting his brother, Tucker Meade, during a traffic stop just thirty minutes earlier.

Brock Meade, of Huntington, has been charged with Murder and felony Concealment of a Deceased Human Body. Tucker Meade, of Huntington, has been charged with felony Concealment of a Deceased Human Body.


CARTER COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – Authorities are on the scene after skeletal remains were found in Carter County.

Kentucky State Police tell WOWK 13 News the remains were found along the AA Highway. KSP says the remains were found by two people who were out mushroom hunting over an embankment near the intersection of KY 2.

This is a developing story. WOWK 13 News will update this article as more information becomes available.