Update – Subject Located – thank you for your help!
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man whose family has filed a missing person report-
Taylor Boyle (5’10, 150, Blue eyes) was last spoken to on Sunday, October 15, 2023, by family members at approximately 10:00 a.m. and was possibly in the Halls area.
Boyle was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black/white flannel. Attached are photos of the motorcycle he was riding and of Boyle. Please contact Detective Ballard with the Major Crimes Unit if you have any information on Taylor Boyle’s whereabouts 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.
