KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public’s help identifying the individual responsible for the murder of an elderly man discovered dead this week in his Morgan County home.

Harold Dean Reed, 76, was discovered dead in his residence located at 190 White Oak Creek Lane in Robbins, Tenn. in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. Deputies responded to the residence on a welfare check after receiving a phone call that Reed had not been seen for several days. Reed was found murdered and his body taken to UT Medical Center for autopsy to determine cause of death. TBI agents believe an unknown amount of cash was taken from Reed’s residence as was a F.I.E. Frontier Six Shooter .22 caliber revolver, serial #TA73592. The gun has a chrome finish and a black handle and looks similar to the photo at the bottom of this page. Reed was known to the Morgan, Scott and Fentress County citizens band radio listeners by his CB handle “Saint.”

Anyone with information about Reed’s murder or the location of weapon or cash is urged to call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).

Harold Reed

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