Coroner Seeks Public’s Help Locating Family of Deceased Vincennes Man

UPDATE ON 06/08/2025: UPDATE: The Knox County Coroner’s office has told WAKC News Now that the family has been found.

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ORIGINAL STORY: VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - The Knox County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating the next of kin for a deceased Vincennes man.

Knox County Coroner Joe Millspaugh told WAKC News Now that 65-year-old Samuel L. Ritchie II died of natural causes on June 4.

Ritchie was found at 5 Autumn Ridge Lane in Vincennes.

So far, attempts to locate any immediate family have been unsuccessful.

If you have information that could help connect the coroner’s office to Ritchie’s relatives, call 812-887-6692 or email Joe Millspaugh at jmillspaugh@knoxcounty.in.gov.

You can also reach out to Knox County Central Dispatch at 812-882-1502.