MCCREARY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Kentucky man faces murder charges after authorities allegedly found his partner's decomposed body, with apparent gunshot wounds to the head, inside their shared home, according to a citation by Kentucky State Police post 11.

The citation detailed that 39-year-old Daniel Kearney, of Stearns, was arrested on Sept. 12 and charged with murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with physical evidence and second-degree cruelty to animals in connection with the death of Damion Poole.

The investigation began on Sept. 9 when Poole's mother reported him missing to the McCreary County Sheriff's Office, the citation revealed. Authorities obtained a search warrant for the home in Stearns, where both men lived.

During the search, investigators reportedly found what they bel

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