Foul odor leads police to gruesome discovery of body in vehicle outside car wash

People at a Lexington car wash called police after smelling a foul odor emanating from one of the cars parked outside the business on August 1.

At around 2 p.m., officers from the Lexington Police Department were at the scene at the Red Mile Car Wash where they searched the suspected vehicle and found a lifeless body.

“The Lexington Police Department was dispatched to Red Mile Road around 2 p.m. regarding a foul odor from a vehicle in the parking lot where a subject was located deceased,” an LPD spokesperson said.

“It is an ongoing investigation. Anybody with information is asked to contact Lexington Police Department. The Coroner’s Office will release the person’s identity.”