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2011 · TennesseeUnsolved

South Memphis prostitute killings

The South Memphis prostitute killings were a series of killings that occurred throughout South Memphis, Tennessee, in early 2011. Within the span of a month, four female sex workers were shot, three of them fatally, by an unidentified assailant. The murder of a fourth woman in the same area in 2015 may also be linked to the case, but no arrests have been made thus far.

1940 · TennesseeUnsolved

Elbert Williams

Elbert Williams (October 15, 1908 – June 20, 1940) was an African-American civil rights leader from Brownsville, Tennessee who was killed by unknown persons. He was one of the five charter members of the NAACP branch in Brownsville. Killed in 1940, Williams is the first known NAACP member to be lynched for his civil rights activities.

2003 · TennesseeMissing

Disappearance of Tabitha Tuders

On April 29, 2003, Tabitha Danielle Tuders, a 13‑year‑old girl from East Nashville, Tennessee, disappeared while walking to her school bus stop. She was last seen that morning following her usual route toward 14th and Boscobel Streets, but she never boarded the bus and did not arrive at school. Her family reported her missing later that day.

2006 · TennesseeOverturned

Adam Braseel

Adam Clyde Braseel (born April 5, 1983) is an American former UPS worker who spent 12 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a 2006 home invasion and murder in Grundy County, Tennessee. In December 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee fully exonerated Braseel by executive clemency. His case has been featured in popular podcasts such as This is Criminal, Generation Why, and news shows such as Ferrier Files.

1987 · Nashville, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified woman, Nashville, Tennessee (1987)

An unidentified woman was found in Nashville, Tennessee on November 17, 1987. No name has been established. NamUs case UP113496.

2004 · TennesseeMissing

Disappearance of Amber Cates

Amber Elizabeth Cates disappeared on April 11, 2004, at age 16 in Columbia, Tennessee. She has green eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen leaving with her friend James Gordon in a gold Mazda, with plate number PFB-200.

2000 · TennesseeMissing

Disappearance of Erin Foster and Jeremy Bechtel

Erin Foster and Jeremy Bechtel were two American teenagers from Sparta, Tennessee, who disappeared in April 2000. Their remains were eventually found in Foster's submerged vehicle in the Calfkiller River in 2021 by Jeremy Sides, a volunteer civilian cold-case investigator and YouTuber.

1996 · TennesseeUnsolved

Murder of Blair Adams

Robert Dennis Blair Adams (December 28, 1964 – July 11, 1996) was a Canadian man found murdered in a parking lot of an under-construction hotel off Interstate 40 outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. His murder remains unsolved.

1969 · TennesseeMissing

Disappearance of Dennis Martin

Dennis Lloyd Martin (born June 20, 1962) was an American child who disappeared on June 14, 1969, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee at the age of six, six days before his seventh birthday. The search effort was the most extensive in the park's history, involving approximately 1,400 searchers and a 56-square-mile (150 km2) area.

2010 · TennesseeMissing

Disappearance of Ben McDaniel

On August 20, 2010, 30-year-old Ben McDaniel, of Memphis, Tennessee, United States, was reported missing after employees in the dive shop at Vortex Spring, north of Ponce de Leon, Florida, noticed that his pickup truck had remained in the shop's parking lot for the previous two days. McDaniel, who had been diving regularly at the spring while living in his parents' nearby beach house, had last been seen by two of…

2026 · Court of Criminal Appeals of TennesseeIn court

Matias Dudley v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee issued an opinion on November 6, 2026 that deals with an innocence claim.

2026 · Chattanooga, TennesseeMissing

Anthony Sibley

Anthony Sibley, 59 at the time, was last known to be in Chattanooga, Tennessee on May 13, 2026. NamUs case MP162142.

2026 · Memphis, TennesseeMissing

Chase Smith

Chase Smith, 14 at the time, was last known to be in Memphis, Tennessee on January 11, 2026. NamUs case MP161528.

2019 · Knoxville, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified woman, Knoxville, Tennessee (2019)

An unidentified woman was found in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 30, 2019. No name has been established. NamUs case UP56934.

2025 · Knoxville, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified man, Knoxville, Tennessee (2025)

An unidentified man was found in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 14, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP142568.

2017 · Knoxville, TennesseeMissing

William Inklebarger

William Inklebarger, 40 at the time, was last known to be in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 27, 2017. NamUs case MP42550.

2025 · Newport, TennesseeMissing

Johnathan Shelton

Johnathan Shelton, 43 at the time, was last known to be in Newport, Tennessee on January 1, 2025. NamUs case MP156132.

2023 · Crossville, TennesseeMissing

Michael Feustel

Michael Feustel, 30 at the time, was last known to be in Crossville, Tennessee on June 22, 2023. NamUs case MP105267.

2020 · Knoxville, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified man, Knoxville, Tennessee (2020)

An unidentified man was found in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 16, 2020. No name has been established. NamUs case UP72121.

2026 · Manchester, TennesseeMissing

Kymani Tindal

Kymani Tindal, 17 at the time, was last known to be in Manchester, Tennessee on August 30, 2026. NamUs case MP163202.

2022 · Memphis, TennesseeMissing

Michael Beckem

Michael Beckem, 37 at the time, was last known to be in Memphis, Tennessee on May 12, 2022. NamUs case MP123982.

2025 · Nashville, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified man, Nashville, Tennessee (2025)

An unidentified man was found in Nashville, Tennessee on October 10, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP153982.

2026 · Memphis, TennesseeMissing

Laquita Turner

Laquita Turner, 37 at the time, was last known to be in Memphis, Tennessee on August 13, 2026. NamUs case MP162975.

2018 · Johnson County, TennesseeUnidentified

Unidentified man, Johnson County, Tennessee (2018)

An unidentified man was found in Johnson County, Tennessee on November 5, 2018. No name has been established. NamUs case UP62286.