January 15, 1865 Nashville, Tennessee

 On January 15, 1865, in or around Nashville, Tennessee a man was killed by a shotgun blast that severed his arm. There is little information in this case.

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Find a Grave

Murder of Edward Crabtree

On September 24, 1989, the body of 51-year-old Edward Crabtree was found behind L&N Hotel near Henley St and Western Ave in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had been killed from being hit on the right side of the head with a blunt object. It's believed that the motive was robbery as his pocket was turned out and his wallet laid 60 ft from his body. 

Edward was from Rossville, Georgia. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Uncovered

The Knoxville News Sentinel September 26, 1989

WANTED:Jerold Chester Dunning

Jerold C. Dunning is wanted for his alleged involvement between 1996 to 1998 in St. Petersburg, Florida for lewd activities with a child under 16. On October 14, 1998, he was arrested but was then released on bond. His trial was set for June 29, 1999, but he did not appear in court. It is assumed that he fled.

On June 29, 1999, Jerold was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior upon a child, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest by the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Florida. A federal arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Dunning by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida after he was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Jerold is a white male born December 7, 1959 in Michigan. He is 5'7" and 170 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has a scar above his left eye. Jerold would use the names Jerold Chester Dunning, Chester Dunning, Jerry Dunning, C. J. Dunning, J. R. Dunning, Junior Dunning, Jerold Chester Dunning, Jr.

He is known to have experience working with fiberglass used for building boats. He enjoys outdoor activities such as, four wheeling, camping, fishing, and skiing, and water skiing. He also owns several guns for recreational purposes. He reportedly has never been violent. He has ties to Florida and Tennessee and may have fled from the United States to Brazil.

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FBI

Murder of Glenda Nolan

On May 30, 1981, Glenda Nolan was murdered in her apartment at 2115 Bethel Avenue - Apt. 379n in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is little information in this case. 

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City of Knoxville

Murder of Fred "Spike" Bailey

After midnight on February 27, 1982, local boxing manager Ace Miller would look for 63-year-old Fred "Spike" Bailey at the Golden Gloves Boxing Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee but he was nowhere to be seen. a 1974 pickup truck, a 38-caliber revolver, and $700 in cash were also missing. 

Around 9am his body was found in a portable storage trailer behind the arena. He had been beaten to death with an object, likely a hammer. 

At the time Fred was working as a security guard for the arena. It's possible that his death was related to the thefts happening at the arena. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Uncovered

The Knoxville News-Sentinel Feb 28,1982

Murder of Claude Eans

On January 13, 1981Claude Eans was found murdered at his home on 5005 Inksip Road in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is little information in this case. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Uncovered

Disappearance of Amanda Poole

On October 8, 2015, 16-year-old Amanda Poole supposedly left her home in Memphis, Tennessee. She was supposedly on her way to school, but never arrived and was never seen again.

Amanda is a black female and was 16-years-old at the time. She was 5'7" and 150 lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced. She was wearing a white shirt and khaki pants.

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NamUs

Charley Project

Local Memphis Feb. 10, 2023

Murder of Katherine Ewing

On September 26, 1981, 37-year-old Katherine Ewing was found at Fort Loudon Lake in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her body had been weighted as she was chained to pieces of cinder blocks. She had died from drowning around 5 days before her discovery. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Uncovered

The Knoxville News-Sentinel September 30, 1981

Murder of Freddie Lee Hicks

On July 22, 1989, a man was on his way to work near the railroad tracks on the 1000 block of Wauhatchie Pike in Chatanooga, Tennessee. He had been beaten to death with an object like a bar or baton and left dead on the tracks. 

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Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

Murder of Robert Charles Pickle

On September 19, 2017, just after 3 p.m. the home of 51-year-old Robert Pickle on 1417 McSpadden St. in Knoxville, Tennessee was visited by a police officer who did a welfare check. Inside Robert's body was found lying on the floor. He had been murdered.

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Knoxville

Knox News September 19, 2017

WBIR September 20, 2017

April 3, 1946 Memphis, Tennessee

On April 3, 1946, the skeletal remains of a man were found in the Wolf River at the foot of Poplar St In Memphis, Tennessee. He had been dead for several months. There is little information in this case. 

He was a white male around 50-years-old. 

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Unidentified Wiki

Find a Grave

Murder of James C. Rose

On Feb. 9, 1989, the body of James Rose was found 150 ft from Weatherly Switch Rd. in Bradley County, Tennessee. He had died from a gunshot wound to the neck. It's believed that he was killed in another location and that his body was dumped there.

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Cold Case Task Force of the Tenth Judicial District

Murder of Murel M. Marie and Hubert Lee Johnson

 On September 14, 1969 the bodies of 61-year-old Murel Marie and 45-year-old Hubert Johnson were found in a burned car in Knoxville, Tennessee. The two were last seen together in a tavern. I don't know if they were last seen on September 12 or if Murel was just reported missing on September 12th. One article states that Murel had been shot in the head, but not Hubert's death was.

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Knoxville Tennessee

Johnson City Press September 18, 1969

The Tennessean September 18, 1969

Johnson City Press September 20, 1969

Murder of Eula, DeMarcus, and Tanesha Miller Murder

Eula and Tanesha

On January 18, 1989, the bodies of 28-year-old Eula Miller and her two children 8-year-old DeMarcus, and  5-year-old Tanesha in their home at 1403 W. Oldham Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. The house had been broken into and all three had been shot once in the chest with a large caliber handgun. The murders likely happening around 2 a.m. 12 hours before they were found.

Eula had allegedly confided in her sister that she felt unsafe in her home and didn't let the children play outside. Drug dealers had moved in beside the family and harassed them like for example egging the home and putting dirt on the porch. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Find a Grave

Johnny City Press Jan. 21, 1989

May 13, 1937 McNairy County, Tennessee

 On May 13, 1937, the body of an elderly man around 70 was found on the railroad tracks about 10 miles north of Selmer, Tennessee. His cause of death was unknown.

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Find a Grave

Murder of Gary "Pop-Pop" Cooley and Regina Keck

 

On April 29, 2014, an employee of 57-year-old Gary Cooley walked past his home on 4100 Alma Ave. in Knoxville, Tennessee. They saw the front door was open and grew suspicious because it wasn't like Gary to do that and when Gary didn't show up a friend was sent to the house. The door was still open and nside they would find bodies of Gary Cooley and 46-year-old Regina Keck. 

Regina and Gary were friends and would visit him often. The Afternoon before Gary had thrown a party and Regina stayed afterward. It's believed that someone would force their way into the home and shoot and kill both victims. 

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Knoxville, Tennessee

East Knox

Knox News

Murder of TaDaryl D. Goins "P-Nut" Hawkins

 

On May 23, 2011, 33/34-year-old TaDaryl Hawkins was found lying on the edge of a parking lot on 1147 W. New Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had been found alive suffering from gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital. He would die the next day during surgery. 

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Knoxville Tennessee

Find a Grave

Dead Death

Disappearance of Jennifer Kay Wix and Adrianna Nikol Wix

  

 

  

On March 25, 2004, 21-year-old Jennifer and 2-year-old Adrianna Wix were seen together between 9 and 9:30 p.m. by Jennifer's live-in boyfriend. He claimed that the two left with an unknown individual, but that story changed later. He stated that after Jennifer and he had an argument and it led to him dropping her and Adrianna off at the Exxon gas station near Exit 112 off of Interstate 65 in Cross Plains, Tennessee. 

He then stated that he watched the two get into a white four-door early 90's model mid-size car at the gas station. He stated that the next day Jennifer came back driving the car without Adriann. Jennifer asked for her income tax return, but her boyfriend's parents were not home to give her her money. So she left and stated she would come back. The two were never seen again. Their stuff was still in the home including personal items, extra clothes, and money. 

It is out of character for Jennifer to be out of touch with family and so it's suspect foul play is involved. 

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Charley Project Jennifer

Charley Project Adrianna

Tennessean 

Murder of Jack Eddie Jones

On March 8, 1993, a beige 1979 GMC truck was found on private property off of County Rd. 875 in McMinn County, Tennessee it's about 1/4 of a mile east of State Highway 411, near the J M Huber plant south of Etowah. Inside of the truck was the owner Jack Jones. He was lying across the floorboard dead from a gunshot wound. Evidence showed that there was a shotgun blast entry point through the back of the truck cab on the driver's side. 

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Cold Case Task Force Tenth Judicial District