[43][44], On April 14, 1985, the body of a young white female was found in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee. Nichols may have been murdered after leaving a truck stop along the highway and may have attempted to hitchhike. He reportedly kidnapped her in Indiana or Illinois. [56], Pulaski County Jane Doe was a woman who was found deceased on April 20, 1985 in Wrightsville, Arkansas. Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Nickname/Alias: Unknown Her nickname is Judy. PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Cheatham County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 17-year-old who has been missing for nearly one week. Marvin Alvin Clark (ca. [15][17][18], On September 6, 2018, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced that the victim had been identified by fingerprint as Tina Marie McKenney Farmer of Indiana. Judith Ehmke was last seen November 26, 1986. Tracy was last seen at Tippecanoe Mall with a friend sometime in 1978. The Doe Network is a 100% volunteer organization devoted to assisting investigating agencies in bringing closure to national . The last significant report to mention the Redhead Murders may have undercut the theory of its existence. Judith Ann Ehmke (AKA Judy) disappeared November 26th 1986 (the day before Thanksgiving) from Cheatham County, TN. He died in prison in 2010 after being convicted of killing his girlfriend. She was found on I-24. [67] Johns was a trucker who resided in Cleveland, Tennessee before his arrest. Missing: Tami Kowalchuk. Anyone with information is asked to call Cheatham County Sheriff's Detective Kenneth Miller at 615-792-2021. Martha, circa 1987; Age-progression to age 40 (circa 2010); Monte Carlo similar to what Martha was lying in. The entire letter was typewritten, including Judith's signature, which is uncharacteristic of her; she usually hand-wrote all her notes. [31], After the case was publicised in January 2013, the police received some tips, but it is unknown if they became solid leads. The knot in the cloth found in a piece of material found tied around the neck of the Campbell County victim was very similar to the knot in a piece of material found tied around Linda Schacke's neck two months following the Campbell County victim. Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has a pin-sized hole at the top of each ear. Anyone having information, contact the Cobb County Police Crimes Against Persons Office at (770) 499-3945. Foul play is suspected. Per NamUs, sixteen women have been ruled out as the victim. Example video title will go here for this video. Over the years, investigators have questioned several truckers, like in March 1985, when they thought they had caught a break. Authorities were able to get her fingerprints, DNA and dental information. Shed just learned she was pregnant. She had been dead about three weeks. What Exactly Is Rizz? The victim may have been seen alive in Wheeling, West Virginia as an employee or customer at a bar. [24] Her hair and eye color are unknown. Case Classification: Endangered Missing The Missing Person John Adam Brewer Jr. is described as having short, graying hair, brown eyes, and scars on his head. Please enable JavaScript to view the page content.<br/>Your support ID is . Another victim was found just four months later in the same county, but shed been dead too long to determine hair color. On Jan. 9, the page listed that 16-year-old Samuel Jennette of Kingston Springs had been missing since Jan. 3. [22], On April 3, 1985, the skeletonised partial remains of a young girl were discovered about 200 yards off Big Wheel Gap Road, four miles southwest of Jellico, Tennessee in Campbell County near a strip mine. Please enable JavaScript to view the page content. When her kids got home, her husband said Judith had taken off with another man. In March of 1985 the severely decomposed body of a redheaded woman was found in Cheatham County, Tennessee, west of Nashville. 100 Public Square, Suite 225, Ashland City, TN 37015. Full NAMUS profile HERE. Authorities had a suspect in Martha's disappearance, Robert McKinley Richards. We have so much more information so that could possibly reveal somebody that could've been the killer.". RELATED:Family of missing Cheatham 9-year-old Jordan Allen Gorman is no stranger to tragedy When he left home, he was barefoot, wearing a short-sleeved gray t-shirt with red stripes on the arms . Bruton was sentenced to life in prison for drug-related offenses. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told WSMV4, at the request of District Attorney Ray Crouch, that TBI special agents are investigating the death of two people found at a residence on Green. . Victim). CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - One person was killed in a crash in Cheatham County Saturday afternoon. Eye Color: Brown Bruton had spent time on the FBI Most Wanted List for three months in 1979 after taking two families hostage and wounding two officers in Utah. [20], In 2019, DNA evidence identified convicted kidnapper Jerry Leon Johns as the man that killed Tina Marie McKenney Farmer in December 1984. Her eyes were presumed to be brown, although postmortem changes may have affected eye color. She was found in the Tennessee River in 1994. The range of victims is wide because the causes of death and victim details are varied. Darrell arrived shortly thereafter with groceries and opened the residence. Missing since November 26, 1986 from Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee. The travelers from Indiana stumbled upon the grim scene when their car had overheated and they ventured into the wood line looking for water for their radiator. The youngest victim connected to this series of murders, she was between 9 to 15 years old at the time of her death. Additional Personal Items: Unknown. CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) A Cheatham County deputy escaped serious injury after he was almost run over by domestic violence suspect. Her eyes were light brown and her hair was red and nearly a foot long, which fit the pattern of the Redhead murders. Missing Last seen alive: November 26, 1986 Circumstances: Last seen when husband picked up from work on morning of 11/26/1986. If any of this is missing you will be asked to repost and that post will be deleted. Then in 1986, Thomas Lee Elkins from Pennsylvania was detained and questioned in relation to the murders. She was last seen alive around 2 a.m. April 1 at a truck stop in Corbin on I-75, according to the (Louisville) Courier-Journal. A missing person is someone whose . [8] It is believed that there may have been a total of five to fourteen victims. Full NAMUS profile HERE. According to the FBI, serial-killing truckers have killed more than 500 women. Instead, they found a skull still retaining some red hair. The second was found a short time later near Interstate 40 in Memphis. In 2019, her age range was adjusted to 25 and 35. Agency Contact Person: N/A PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. (WKRN) Authorities have determined the identity of the man found in a Cheatham County cave over the weekend. At the time the couple were having a lot of marital difficulties, and Judith had met with an attorney two days before she disappeared. Her body was twenty feet south of the highway and her shoes, undergarments, and jacket were missing. Theyd been strangled. Lisa Nichols was the second victim in the string of murders. Authorities searched the Ehmekes' property several times, but evidence was not recovered. Max Smith is editor of The Ashland City Times. When discovered, she was only wearing a pair of socks and two gold chains, one with a gold eagle and one with a gold heart. Bernadette M. Caruso worked at the Shaw's Jewelers in Eastpoint Mall. Her body, clad only in a sweater, was discovered by a hitchhiker about 20 miles west of West Memphis. Darrell threw the letter away, but one of their children read it before it was destroyed. The sweater worn but by the Jane Doe discovered in Cheatham County. 2. According to family members, she left her home at 11:45 that morning and was never seen or heard from again. We have such a large area that we would like to give all focus on the Cheatham County area. [25], Other similarities exist between this case and that of Tina Farmer's and survivor Linda Schacke's. Her weight could not be determined. She is believed to have been murdered. A former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been indicted on multiple charges following an investigation into a May 2022 crash in which he and two other . They also may not have been native to the states in which they were found. Case Info: A white Toyota Camry belonging to Jonghyon Won of Los Angeles, CA was found at Moran Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon . She had two scars, one typical of a Caesarean section, and another on one index finger. The case was a local sensation in Gray, as the town was a "quiet" and "sleepy" place where little out of the ordinary usually happened. [3] Despite his exclusion from the case, it was announced that DNA from Johns was matched to Tina Farmer via CODIS in 2016. [42], Desoto County Jane Doe is a woman found murdered on January 24, 1985 in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Make sure a picture, contact info, location and date missing or found. 615-792-4341. Police ultimately concluded none of the men were connected to the crimes. Her age range is below the median for the other victims, but the circumstances of her death may connect her to them. She had black hair but has nonetheless been tentatively linked to the other cases in the murder series based on similarities in Modus Operandi. She has never been seen again. [21], Recent forensic analysis of the victim's remains indicated she was not native to the area where she was discovered. And awesome. Richard B McEntyre White Male, 51 years of age (02/04/1964) Height: 5-7; Weight: 155; Hair: Brown; Eye: Brown. The first possible victim was discovered in February 1983 in Littleton, Wetzel County, W.Va. It may not display this or other websites correctly. [5], The refrigerator had a decal of the words "Super Woman" on the front. at. The decedent had brownish, strawberry blond, auburn or red, shoulder-length hair with frosted ends. 615-789-4130, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Date of Birth: 03/13/1986: Siskiyou County Sheriffs Department (530) 841-2900 Case Number: 1140252 , Tanner Sharp Sex: Male Race: White Date of Birth: 12/26/1985: . Blevins' sister, however, commented that the circumstances of the decedent's discovery appeared to be involuntary. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the body was. Schacke survived the attack, after she was bound, strangled, and dumped along I-40. Death Investigation Underway In Cheatham County 12,234 views Apr 11, 2016 151 Dislike Share Save NewsChannel 5 189K subscribers Authorities have responded to the scene of a death investigation in. She was believed to have died between three and five months previously from an unknown cause. The autopsy also found had between six to eight weeks pregnant but had recently lost the pregnancy. In the morning, she was picked up by her husband from her overnight job at a nursing home. Gracie Dill, the 17-year-old Cheatham County girl who was reported missing by her legal guardian yesterday, was found at around 4:30 this morning, along with two other children who had been. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. A necklace and bracelet made of plastic buttons were found nearby, as well as a pair of size 5 boots and a few scraps of clothing. She has never been seen again. And awesome. Donald Cheatham, 36, has also been charged. She was found Sept. 16, 1984, on an entrance ramp on Interstate 40 near Shearerville, Ark. Lawson left with the family to purchase fuel, leaving Martha alone in the car. Get InsideHook in your inbox. On June 30, 1992 the AP reported a nun named Vickie Sue Metzger had been found close to a rest stop on I-24. Whiskey connoisseur? Investigators believe she had been killed from one to four years before the discovery. Johns died in prison in 2015. [52][53] She was identified through a DNA match after a DNA profile was obtained from Lamotte's family by New Hampshire police in 2017. Found inside a refrigerator dumped on Route 25, this victim was found on April 1st, 1985, near Barbourville, Kentucky. Homicide", "After 34 years, Stacy Lyn Chahorski's Murderer is Identified", "Tennessee special agents identify suspect in Indiana woman's 1985 murder", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redhead_murders&oldid=1138068964, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 21:42. Her testimony assisted in putting Johns behind bars. Bingham, 31, and McConnell, 26, were found dead on Sept. 7, 2018, at a Shasta Lake homeless camp. Last updated May 28, 2011; clothing/jewelry description added. She told police a truck driver named Jerry Leon Johns, of Cleveland, Tenn., had attempted to strangle her with her shirt before he tossed her on the side of the road, presuming her dead. "I'm really surprised that no one ever came forward," Huffine said in the interview. Donna Sue Nelton, formerly known as Benton County Jane Doe, was a woman who was found murdered on May 7, 1990 in Rogers, Arkansas. He discovered that his wife's clothes had been removed from their bedroom closet.