The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit is asking for public assistance in locating a missing Knox County Teenager.
-Endangered Missing Teen-
January 6, 2024
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Detectives are searching for 16-year-old Kaitlynn Marie Van-Auken. She was last seen in the wee hours of the morning in the Middlebrook Pike and N. Gallagher View area. Marie is 16 years old with brown hair, green/blue tips, approximately 5’1”, and weighs approximately 130 pounds. Anyone with information, contact the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives at 865-215-2243.
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.
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