(Arkansas — March 14, 2012) Another anonymous donor has come forward and, as a result, Damien Echols’s defense team has doubled the amount of the reward to $200,000 to find the real killers of the three young boys in the West Memphis 3 case. The donors have chosen to remain anonymous and have placed a time limit on the reward offer. If no direct evidence emerges, the funds will be allocated toward further DNA and investigative efforts.

New Billboards will be posted to promote the $200,000 reward and encourage those with credible information to contact the confidential tip line as soon as possible. Attorneys for Damien Echols will review all calls and verify the information provided.

All credible evidence will be turned over to Scott Ellington, District Prosecutor, who has said that he will review evidence presented to him from Echols’s defense team. Read the rest of this entry »

GATLINBURG, TN – Sevier County District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn is hoping a bigger reward will help catch the killer of a Gatlinburg businesswoman.

Dunn has asked Gov. Bill Haslam to raise the original $10,000 reward to $25,000 in the investigation of Shannon Hercutt’s death which occurred on August 3, 2009.

Investigators have no new leads two years after Hercutt’s Cadillac Escalade rolled over a cliff, and her family is desperate for clues. Read the rest of this entry »

Randy Groce doesn’t quit.

Groce, a 22-year Rutherford County (TN) sheriff’s detective, believes the unsolved murder Rutherford County building contractor Dave Robertson will be solved. Robertson, 56, died April 6, 2004 of a gunshot wound he suffered in the yard of his Bradyville Pike home.

Since then, Groce has investigated numerous leads in hopes of solving the murder with an arrest and prosecution.

Groce discussed some elements of the case during a recent interview at the sheriff’s office. He wrapped his hands around a cup of coffee and leaned forward in his chair while explaining the investigation in detail. He declined to be photographed for this story.
Groce won’t divulge some information such as where the round struck Robertson’s body, the type of weapon used, possible motive and possible suspects. Read the rest of this entry »

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – Over seven months after he disappeared without a trace, Bobby Smelcer’s family is still desperate for answers.

The 52-year-old went missing from his Shelbyville home November 21, 2010, and now police suspect foul play. That was the last time anyone saw Bobby Smelcer. That day he worked at a mechanic shop, went grocery shopping and ate a meal. But what happened after is a mystery. Read the rest of this entry »

A massive search for a young nursing student missing since Wednesday, April 13, 2011 continues in Tennessee.
In the close knit community of Darden, Tenn., the search for Holly Bobo is growing desperate.
The 20-year-old was allegedly kidnapped from in front of her home by a man dressed in camouflage at about 7:30 am, as she left for class.
Holly’s mother Karen Bobo said, “Holly, I love you so much. Please try to get home to us and if anybody knows anything about her please, please help us find her.” Read the rest of this entry »

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The State of Tennessee has recently approved offering a reward for information to help solve a three year old Anderson County cold case.

Oak Ridge Police have been unable to solve the murder of Kevin Keefe, 52.

Keefe’s wife found him dead inside their Johnson Road apartment on September 14th, 2007. She reportedly discovered his body face down on their kitchen floor, laying in a pool of blood with a knife in his back. Read the rest of this entry »

Robert Houston Sanders escaped from the Tennessee State Prison in 1990 where he was serving a sentence for Kidnapping & Armed Robbery. This individual is considered armed & dangerous. Robert Houston Sanders has been added to the TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives & a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest. Read the rest of this entry »

BEDFORD COUNTY, Tenn. – A missing Shelbyville middle school teacher’s car has been found engulfed in flames on a main Rutherford County road.

In the back of a Murfreesboro Towing company lot, the burned car sits. It is said to belong to 25-year-old Shelley Mook who hasn’t been seen or heard from since Monday, February 28, 2011.

“We’re just going to go at it whole hearted and see what we can come up with,” said Bedford County sheriff Randall Boyce. “It’s still up in the air what has happened, but we’re going to go at it and see.” Read the rest of this entry »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In June it will have been three years since the murder of 18-year-old Leif Brittain. Brittain was shot and killed at a south Nashville carwash on June 20, 2008.
Leif Brittain, 18, spent his last minutes alive attempting to make a 911 call on his cell phone from a south Davidson County carwash. He got through at 11:38 p.m. Friday but couldn’t get the words out that could have saved him. Read the rest of this entry »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On April 29, 2003 Tabitha Tuders disappeared from her East Nashville neighborhood. The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for new information in the case.
She was 13 years old when she disappeared. The FBI has released a new age progression picture of Tabitha, who would be 21 years old in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »