For Immediate Release:
January 25, 2021 | Knox County, TN
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units, along with Major Crimes and Forensics are on the scene of a shooting in the 1400 block of Aldenwood Lane with two victims one of which was fatally shot, the other transported to UTMC with multiple gun shots.
KCSO’s Major Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. It is in the very preliminary stages. More information will be forthcoming
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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.
