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Kentucky Husband And Mother-In-Law Indicted In 1992 Disappearance Case

A Boyle County grand jury on May 18 indicted Anthony Blaine Manning and his mother, Barbara Ann Manning, in the disappearance of Anna Lee Manning in Junction City, Kentucky.[1]

Anthony Manning was indicted for murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.[1] Barbara Manning was indicted on complicity counts for murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.[1] Both were booked into the Boyle County Detention Center on May 19 and held on $2 million cash bonds.[1] Detectives conducted an evidentiary dig on May 20 behind Barbara Manning's Spring Valley Road home, but authorities have not confirmed recovery of human remains.[1]

Anna Lee Manning was last seen on November 19, 1992, in Junction City and was reported missing on February 25, 1994.[1] The new indictments and the recent backyard dig are the most significant developments in the long-unsolved case.

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  • On May 18, 2026, a Boyle County grand jury indicted Anthony Blaine Manning for murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse in connection with Anna Lee Manning’s disappearance.
  • The same grand jury indicted his mother, Barbara Ann Manning, on complicity to murder, complicity to tampering with physical evidence and complicity to abuse a corpse.
  • Both defendants were booked into the Boyle County Detention Center on May 19, 2026, each held on a $2 million cash bond.
  • Detectives conducted an evidentiary dig on May 20, 2026, behind Barbara Manning’s home on Spring Valley Road but have not confirmed recovery of human remains.
  • Anna Lee Manning was last seen on November 19, 1992, in Junction City, Kentucky, and reported missing on February 25, 1994.

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