Release: 6/22/2023 | 12:45 am
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred before 10 pm on June 21, 2023, involving a motorcycle and SUV.
The motorcycle was believed to be traveling East on Pleasant Ridge Road while the SUV was pulling out from a neighborhood in an attempt to go Westbound on Pleasant Ridge. It appears the two hit head-on. The driver of the motorcycle was fatally injured.
The investigation is ongoing, and the deceased’s name won’t be released until next-of-kin notifications have been made. Please remember those involved, their families, and the first responders who worked the accident.
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.
