Solved Cases

Karen Swift was killed in 2011 in Dyer County

Dyer County: Karen Swift

Aug 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Kudzu vines have reclaimed the spot where Karen Swift's body was found in Dyer County, which is marked by a makeshift memorial placed by her friends. The mother of four went.... Read More

Rutherford County: Clantina 'Tina' Stewart

Jul 07, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Poised for another post-season appearance in 2011, the MTSU women's basketball team thrown into turmoil when one of their own was found dead in her Murfreesboro, Tennessee, ap.... Read More

Melissa Atkin was murdered in Rutherford County.

Rutherford County: Melissa Atkin

Feb 17, 2020 at 04:00 pm by Michelle Willard

After Melissa Atkin was killed, her young son Lucas was left without a parent. His grandparents, Melissa's parents, stepped up and took him in. Melissa's murder was sol.... Read More

Eric Baxter was murdered in Dickson County

Dickson County: Eric Baxter

Dec 30, 2019 at 07:36 pm by Michelle Willard

Despite a $50,000 reward and national exposure, it took 17 years for the arrest of the men responsible for the execution-style murder of Dickson's Eric Baxter. Then Dickson.... Read More

Rutherford County: Devin Bond - Resolved

Nov 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

On the morning of March 31, 2017, Devin Bond's little brother walked into his room to see why his brother wasn't up yet. Instead of finding the 16-year-old sleepin.... Read More

Hamblen County: Mickey Moore

Oct 21, 2019 at 02:16 pm by Michelle Willard

The opioid crisis has caused countless deaths over the past decade, but not all of them have been overdoses. Michelle "Mickey" Moore was found beaten to death March 3, 2003,.... Read More

Rutherford County: Willie M. Jakes

Oct 14, 2019 at 03:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Just four days before Christmas 1982, a rural Rutherford County home was the scene of a brutal murder. Willie M. Jakes, 74, was found bludgeoned to death after phone calls to.... Read More

Davidson County: Janet March

Jul 22, 2019 at 10:27 pm by Michelle Willard

Not since Marcia Trimble has a case captured the imagination of Middle Tennessee like the disappearance of Janet March. The 33-year-old artist and mother of two from an afflu.... Read More

Hamilton County: Signal Mountain Murders

May 20, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Searchers knew they were on the right track when they found a patch of matted grass at the end of the tire tracks. It wasn't just how the grass had been forced and bent, but t.... Read More

Hamilton County: Johnny Mack Salyer

May 06, 2019 at 08:12 pm by Michelle Willard

On June 3, 1981, a couple found a locked 55-gallon drum floating in Chickamauga Lake near Chattanooga. Alarmed by the smell, they called the Hamilton County Sheriff's O.... Read More

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