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Here you may request videos of specific incidents.

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**Criminal Case Video Request: Video requests will be completed in the order in which they are received. We have 20 business days (Monday through Friday, excluding holidays), in which to complete this request. The cost of making the DVD is calculated on an hourly basis per TCA. You will be notified by the Office of Professional Standards when it is ready and you may pick it up at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Records Division.

**Civil Case/Public Records Video Request: Video requests will be completed in the order in which they are received and are subject to response time required by T.C.A. The cost of processing the DVD is calculated on an hourly basis basis, also per T.C.A. Requested videos will only be released if there are no open investigations and/or court cases. Requestors must be residents of Tennessee, and will be notified when their videos are ready and available for pick up at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Records Division on L-1 of the City-County Building, located at

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Knox County Sheriff's Office

Knoxville, TN

Tom Spangler, Sheriff

1985 Homicide of Betty Joyce Brown

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.