Middle Tennessee Mysteries is dedicated to shining a light on cold cases, unsolved murders and missing people in Tennessee.

Unsolved Murders

Ed Wisdom Jr.

Davidson County: Ed Wisdom Jr.

Jul 09, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Ed Wisdom Jr.'s remarkable life was tragically cut short in October 2011 when he was shot on the porch of his Nashville home. He was 71 years old. There was no motive. There.... Read More
Tiffany Campbell and Melissa Dawn

Davidson County: Tiffany Campbell and Melissa Dawn Chilton, aka The Tanning Bed Murders

Jul 02, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Nashville police are back to square one in the infamous tanning bed killing case of 1996. Investigators thought they had found the man responsible for killing Tiffany Campbel.... Read More
Justin Zeigler

Warren County: Justin Zeigler

Jun 25, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Justin Zeigler is a good guy with a bad habit, his mother said a few months after she reported him missing from their hometown of Manchester. Justin disappeared in November 2.... Read More
Marcie Smith

Rutherford County: Marcie Smith

Jun 18, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Marsilene Smith disappeared in December 2007 from Murfreesboro and police have searched the state since looking for her remains. After she was reported missing, suspicion lan.... Read More
Peggy Cox

Williamson County: Peggy Cox

Jun 11, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Franklin's oldest unsolved murder has baffled police for almost 30 years because of its seemingly random nature. Fast food worker and single mother Peggy Cox was shot Fe.... Read More
Shelia Bradford

Benton County: Shelia Bradford

Jun 04, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Sheila Bradford's boyfriend JC Bruce and his family had a penchant for crime.  In January 1991, Bruce and his three brothers were suspected of killing Danny Vi.... Read More
Bobby Smelcer

Bedford County: Bobby Smelcer

May 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Bobby Smelcer disappeared from his home on Nov. 21, 2010. He wasn't found until April 2012 when a human skull was found in the Duck River and determined to be his. The skull.... Read More
Carla Sue Atkins and Vickie Stout

Stewart County: Carla Sue Atkins and Vickie Stout

May 14, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Carla Sue Atkins and Vickie Stout were believed to be runaways until they were found three weeks later in shallow graves in Land Between the Lakes. The sisters disappeared ar.... Read More
Redhead Murders

What were the 'Redhead Murders?'

May 07, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

In April 1985, representatives from law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee met in Nashville to discuss the killings and dispos.... Read More
Fausto Hernandez

Rutherford County: Fausto Hernandez

Apr 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro detectives call the killing of Fausto Hernandez a "true whodunit." Hernandez was found shot around 9:20 p.m. July 15, 2016, in a field behind a pizza place on No.... Read More