Investigation into Disappearance of North Vernon Man Ongoing

The Indiana State Police has provided detectives and crime scene investigators to assist Jennings County Sheriff’s Detectives

 Photo Of Brian Kirby 

(Jennings County, Ind.) - The Indiana State Police and Jennings County Sheriff’s Office are currently conducting a joint investigation into the disappearance of a North Vernon man.

The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the family of Brian K. Kirby, 52, after he failed to return home on the night of March 28, 2020. Kirby was last known to have been seen at a residence on Primshire Court in Country Squire Lakes, in the evening hours of March 27.

Kirby is described as being 5’9” 180 pounds with red hair and blue eyes. Kirby was believed to have been wearing a gray sweatshirt with “Tennessee” printed in white letters, and blue jeans on the night that he disappeared.

Shortly after his disappearance, the Indiana State Police began assisting the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation. The Indiana State Police has provided detectives and crime scene investigators to assist Jennings County Sheriff’s Detectives. The Indiana State Aviation Section and SCUBA Team was also utilized in the search for Kirby.

Investigators have collected evidence in the investigation, but the investigation is active and ongoing at this time. There have not been any arrests made in the disappearance for Brian Kirby at this time.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Brian Kirby is urged to contact the Indiana State Police -Versailles Post at (812)689-5000 or the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office at (812)346-4911.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Indiana Conservation Officers have also assisted in the investigation.