TBI Issues Statement on 2006 Missing Persons Cold Case

In July 2006, at the request of former 24th Judicial District Attorney General Robert G. Radford, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents began working alongside the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the disappearance of Kristina Branum and Christopher Mittendorf. On July 28, 2006, Branum and Mittendorf were reported missing to the Hardin County Sheriff’s … Continue reading TBI Issues Statement on 2006 Missing Persons Cold Case

Students and TBI Renew Push for Leads in 40-Year-Old Murder Case

CAMPBELL COUNTY - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has partnered with sociology students at Elizabethton High School to raise awareness about a cold case out of Campbell County. It's been forty years since the skeletal remains of a young girl were found in a remote part of the Elk Valley community of Campbell County. At … Continue reading Students and TBI Renew Push for Leads in 40-Year-Old Murder Case

West Tennessee Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 2010

HARDEMAN COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Madison County man, in connection with a cold case homicide that occurred in Hardeman County more than a decade ago. In August 2010, at the request of the 25th Judicial District Attorney General Mike … Continue reading West Tennessee Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 2010

Work of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative Leads to Identity of Murder Victim from 40+ Years Ago

CHEATHAM COUNTY– A juvenile whose skeletal remains were found in the early 1980s in Cheatham County has been identified, and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to determine who killed her. On October 21, 1981, skeletal remains were discovered at what was then the county’s old landfill, … Continue reading Work of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative Leads to Identity of Murder Victim from 40+ Years Ago

Homicide Victim Identified after more than Three Decades, as Part of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative

CHEATHAM COUNTY– A woman whose skeletal remains were found in 1985 in Cheatham County has been identified, and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s assistance in determining who killed her. In March 1985, skeletal remains were discovered near a creek bank by a motorist having vehicle trouble along … Continue reading Homicide Victim Identified after more than Three Decades, as Part of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative

Claiborne County Homicide Victim Identified After More than Three Decades as Part of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative

CLAIBORNE COUNTY– A man whose skeletal remains were found in 1986 in Claiborne County has been identified, and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to determine who killed him. On August 24, 1986, skeletal remains were discovered by hunters along an isolated and abandoned trail in the … Continue reading Claiborne County Homicide Victim Identified After More than Three Decades as Part of TBI DNA Cold Case Initiative

Skeletal Remains Found More than Three Decades Ago Identified as Missing Indiana Girl

CAMPBELL COUNTY– A child whose skeletal remains were found nearly four decades ago in Campbell County has been identified, and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to determine what happened to her. On April 3, 1985, skeletal remains were found in the Big Wheel Gap area of … Continue reading Skeletal Remains Found More than Three Decades Ago Identified as Missing Indiana Girl

Knox County Woman Identified as Victim in 1996 Grainger County Cold Case

GRAINGER COUNTY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in providing information about a homicide that occurred more than 25 years ago. In September 1996, TBI agents were requested to assist the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office in investigating the discovery of human remains that were found by hunters in a … Continue reading Knox County Woman Identified as Victim in 1996 Grainger County Cold Case

Illinois Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 1996

MCMINN COUNTY – A man has been indicted and charged in a cold case homicide that occurred in McMinn County more than 25 years ago, following an ongoing investigation and the re-testing of evidence. At the request of the 10th Judicial District Attorney General, in November 1996, TBI special agents joined deputies with the McMinn … Continue reading Illinois Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 1996

New Hampshire Missing Person Identified as Greene County Homicide Victim

JOHNSON CITY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in providing information about a homicide that took place more than 30 years ago. On April 14, 1985, the body of a young female was found partially decomposed along Interstate 81 in Greene County near Exit 44. TBI Special Agents joined … Continue reading New Hampshire Missing Person Identified as Greene County Homicide Victim