Missing Local Man Mentioned in KENTUCKY MYSTERIES

Missing man, Lee County native, Steven Carter Best was mentioned recently on KENTUCKY MYSTERIES social meida. 

Steven was last seen by family on February 3, 2018 in Beattyville, Kentucky, wearing camoflauge pants, a gray jacket or hoodie, brown boots, and a Batman beanie.

In 2022, Clay County authorities thought there may be a possible connection to Steven and a skull that was found nearly a year before on Red Bird in Clay County after the flooding in March of 2021, which had been a surprise to the Best family since authorities never contacted them on the matter.

According to Clay County authorities, they thought Best’s last known whereabouts was the Red Bird Community in Clay County. and not Beattyville  

 However, no concrete evidence was ever given to the Best family concerning the skull or Steven’s last seen whereabouts other than Beattyville. 

 Steven Best is still considered endangered missing. 

Here is the following information that KENTUCKY MYSTERIES posted concerning Steven: Missing Since 02/03/2018, Missing from Beattyville, Kentucky, Classification - Endangered Missing, Sex - Male, Race - White, Date of Birth05/29/1979, Height and Weight - 5’10 - 5’11, 150 - 170 pounds, Clothing/Jewelry Description - A gray jacket or hooded sweatshirt, camouflage-print pants, brown boots and a Batman beanie hat, Medical Conditions - Best has a history of drug abuse. He also suffers from unspecified health issues, Distinguishing Characteristics, Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes, Best has the following tattoos: the name “Francesca” and a rose on his left arm, the name “Franny” on his right knee, and other tattoos on his back, chest, arms and shoulders. Best has scars on his ears and on both sides of his forehead from having worn a halo traction brace. 

For any information concerning Steven Best’s whereabouts, call Beattyville Police Chief Cody Sparks at 606-464-5030, Lee County Sheriff Joe Lucas at 606-464-4120, or KSP Richmond Post #7 at 859-623-2404.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Steven Best, please, come forward and give the Best family much deserved peace. They love their son very much.