May 28, 2022, | 12:30 am
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units were dispatched to a call in the 1000 block of Harbour Shore Drive at 10:15 pm on May 27, 2022, for a person last seen mowing near the water; the family could not locate the individual. Patrol arrived on the scene at 10:22 pm; the mower was in the water with no sign of the individual. Rural Metro Fire Department and the Knoxville Rescue Squad also responded. The Officers and rescue personnel went into the water to search for the individual. It was a short time later that they discovered the body of a male matching the description the family provided upon arrival. The Knox County Medical Examiner was called to the scene. The deceased’s body will be taken to the Knox County Forensic Center to undergo an examination.
We will release more information as it becomes available, including the victim’s name once all notifications have been made.
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On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.
