More than five years after 7-year-old Revelin Meador died in Fountain Run, Kentucky, investigators have reclassified her death as a homicide and are asking anyone connected to Celsor Road in August 2020 to come forward. The girl died on August 1, 2020, and the case had sat without a homicide designation until this week.
The Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force announced the reclassification, saying it followed the recovery and analysis of new information and evidence, according to WBKO. The task force said Meador died on Celsor Road, though an obituary posted by Goad Funeral Home describes her as passing away at her residence that same day — a discrepancy the available record does not resolve. Meador was identified in that obituary as Revelin Marie Elizabeth Meador, 7, of Fountain Run, Kentucky.
Detective Leading a Years-Old Case Back Into the Spotlight
Detective Robert Smith is leading the investigation, per LEX 18. As WZTV reported, the detectives reclassified the case after analyzing new information and evidence, though officials have not detailed what that evidence shows or what it means for how Meador died.
The case remains far from resolved. Nothing made public so far identifies a cause of death, a suspect, or a motive, and no arrests or charges have been announced in connection with Meador's death.
Investigators Zero In on Celsor Road
Authorities are specifically asking anyone who lived near, traveled on, or visited Celsor Road around August 2020 to get in touch with information, the same report from LEX 18 notes. That narrow window — the weeks surrounding Meador's death — appears to be the focus of the renewed canvass for witnesses and details from that time.
People with information can email lead investigator Detective Robert Smith directly at [email protected], the task force said. Those who prefer to call can reach the Scottsville Police Department at 270-606-5220, according to the same LEX 18 account.
A New Task Force Built for Cases Like This
The investigation now falls under a task force that barely existed two months ago. The Allen County Sheriff's Office and Scottsville Police Department joined forces in August to establish the unified Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force, with the agreement signed August 12, 2026, by Allen County Sheriff Brandon Ford and Scottsville Police Chief Danny Wilson, per the earlier WBKO report on the unit's launch. The task force was created to ensure serious criminal cases in the county and city receive dedicated resources and experience, that report states — and Meador's case is now being handled by the task force.
