The addresses and contact information of the Circuit, Chancery, Juvenile, Municipal, and General Sessions Courts in Cheatham county include: Cheatham County Circuit Court. Instead, they found a skull still retaining some red hair. 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. Nancy Lynn Blankenship was a redheaded 20-year-old when she vanished in 1983 from her home in rural Lavinia, Tennessee. Do You Want It? A killer with a taste for red-haired women. [17] It may be that law enforcement ultimately rejected the idea that one killer was involved. Foul play is presumed in Judith's disappearance. Missing Last seen alive: November 26, 1986 Circumstances: Last seen when husband picked up from work on morning of 11/26/1986. In April 1985, representatives from law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee met in Nashville to discuss the killings and disposal of a series of redheaded women along interstates. 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 . He discovered she had vanished upon his return about ten to fifteen minutes later. This area is close to the Oklahoma and Missouri state lines. She is estimated to be between 25 and 35 years of age and five feet five inches in height. Investigators have been unsuccessful in identifying the victim. She had several scars remarkable scars: healed burn scar inside her left arm; scars on both knees; faint 2-inch long scar on her forehead near her hairline; and a scar on her right hand, according to theDoe Network file. [15] She was Caucasian, and had shoulder-length curly red hair. The body was located off of the westbound lanes of Interstate 24. [55] Lamotte's family was initially asked for a DNA profile to compare to the adult woman victim of the Bear Brook murders. Photos were missing from albums and jewelry had been removed from Judith's jewelry box. This victim was well-groomed, likely not homeless. Darrell arrived shortly thereafter with groceries and opened the residence. The decedent had brownish, strawberry blond, auburn or red, shoulder-length hair with frosted ends. Her age range is below the median for the other victims, but the circumstances of her death may connect her to them. Still missing since 01/18/2015. Suspicion reportedly did at first fall on her husband. Max Smith is editor of The Ashland City Times. Police made a particularly grim and strange discovery the next day in Knox County, Kentucky. Federal authorities suspect her boyfriend at the time, George Alvin Bruton, for her murder. It also found that she was around 10-12 weeks pregnant and had recently given birth. [26][27], On March 31, 1985, the skeletonized body of a red-haired female was found in Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee. Her car was found in a storage unit owned by Bruton. [23], The cause of death is undetermined, which does not rule out homicide. The Doe Network is a 100% volunteer organization devoted to assisting investigating agencies in bringing closure to national . A photo of a similar car is posted with this case summary. It has long been suspected that a long-haul truck driver is responsible for the killings. Her testimony assisted in putting Johns behind bars. Filter by: Filter by. Donald Cheatham, 36, has also been charged. NPS image. She was believed to have been dead between one and four years. Richard B McEntyre White Male, 51 years of age (02/04/1964) Height: 5-7; Weight: 155; Hair: Brown; Eye: Brown. Cheatham County, Tennessee. Bingham, 31, and McConnell, 26, were found dead on Sept. 7, 2018, at a Shasta Lake homeless camp. The sweater worn but by the Jane Doe discovered in Cheatham County. This was about half a mile from the Holiday Inn. 1852disappeared October 30, 1926) was an American man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on a route to visit his daughter in Portland, Oregon during the Halloween weekend, 1926. Theyd been dumped along Interstates crisscrossing the south. She was 2.5 to 5 months pregnant when murdered. Fingerprints identified the victim as Tina Marie McKinney Farmer. Then in 1986, Thomas Lee Elkins from Pennsylvania was detained and questioned in relation to the murders. The Cheatham County Sheriff's. [31], After the case was publicised in January 2013, the police received some tips, but it is unknown if they became solid leads. Several bones were recovered along with what appeared to be shotgun wadding. Please enable JavaScript to view the page content.<br/>Your support ID is . At the April 1985 meeting, they included as many as 11 victims in the probe. Her hair was auburn; by 1985, she was linked possibly to other redheaded women found as homicide victims whose deaths seemed to be related. We know who their family is. Judith Ehmke was last seen November 26, 1986. In the morning, she was picked up by her husband from her overnight job at a nursing home. It may not display this or other websites correctly. He died in prison in 2010 after being convicted of killing his girlfriend. According to one of Judith's daughters, the neighbor was also viewed as a potential suspect in her mother's case. Kidnappings & Missing Persons. It is believedRasmussen killed a woman and three children in the late 1970s and early 1980s and disposed of their bodies in barrels in New Hampshire while living under the alias Bob Evans. [11][8][12][13] The suspect was informally called the "Bible Belt Strangler" in 2018, because the territory where the bodies were found was part of the Bible Belt. Some were likely hitchhikers; others likely sex workers. Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Nickname/Alias: Unknown Sex workers or transient women, just looking for a way to get by, a safe place to land. When her kids got home, her husband said Judith had taken off with another man. An examination of her teeth showed that the victim had some evidence of crowding and overlapping in her mouth. Nichols may have been murdered after leaving a truck stop along the highway and may have attempted to hitchhike. 615-789-4130, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Darrell has been arrested several times for assault and theft since 1986. Many, if not most should be considered armed and dangerous. The threads that could conclusively tie the deaths of these redheaded women together may have been left dangling for far too long. On Jan. 9, the page listed that 16-year-old Samuel Jennette of Kingston Springs had been missing since Jan. 3. He was convicted on those charges in 1987. In 1997 he was sentenced to life without parole in prison, and no ones ever linked him to other redhead murders. [35][36][37], On May 25, 1981, law enforcement recovered the decedent from a low water crossing on Highway MM near Dixon, Missouri. Matthews says there is a tentative identification of a victim in Knox County, Kentucky. A witness told police she was a sex worker and he saw her get into a tractor-trailer within 24 hours of her death. On April 14, 1985, a young female was found near Greeneville, Tennessee. She had suffered trauma to the face and was strangled with pantyhose. On September 27, 1986 she left work and was never seen again. Earnest Cheatham of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama was born on July 11, 1912, and died at age 73 years old in May 1986. [47] Police were able to obtain her fingerprints, as well as DNA and dental information. What Exactly Is Rizz? DNA: Unknown, Clothing: Unknown They were partially clothed. We have such a large area that we would like to give all focus on the Cheatham County area. Another possible victim was found just a few months later by a passerby off Big Wheel Gap Road near Jellico. A skeletonized red-haired female was found March 31, 1985, in Pleasant View, Tennessee. Weight: 180 lbs. She was 17 at the time of her death. He had a criminal history in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina ranging from theft, assault, to obstruction of a police officer. "I'm really surprised that no one ever came forward," Huffine said in the interview. A grand jury decided he would have been indicted for the slaying, had he been alive. And awesome. All were either strangled or suffocated. Police ultimately concluded none of the men were connected to the crimes. Judith was described as being between 5' 5" and 5' 9" tall and weighing an estimated 170 to 190 pounds with brown hair (some gray) and brown eyes. 100 Public Square, Suite 225, Ashland City, TN 37015. (TBI) . Just a few weeks later another young woman with light-colored hair and red highlights was found in Greene County, Tennessee. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. The list of definite victims spanned eight months and five states starting with victims found Sept. 16., 1984, in Shearerville, Ark. After the arrest ofBruce Mendenhall, the agencyannounced the formation of the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. She was reported missing by her family at the time, yet authorities in Indiana did not enter her into national databases. The TBI's Missing Persons Clearinghouse is overseen by the TBI Criminal Intelligence Unit within the Tennessee Fusion Center. A woman was found on Jan. 1, 1985, near Jellico, Tennessee on Interstate 75. He can be reached at 615-792-0036 or on Twitter @maxrsmith217. AZ - Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, allegedly shot and killed with an AK-47 by rancher George Alan Kelly, 75, Kino Springs, Jan 2023, 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered - Bryan Kohberger Arrested - Moscow # 73, http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/695dftn.html, https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/10549/, https://www.websleuths.com/forums/sCo-Adult-skeletal-remains-in-cistern-May-2018, https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bla20ffdf930c!2m2!1d-87.0641699!2d36.2742207!3e0, Judith Ehmke: The Choice Is Yours | Free Podcasts | Podomatic". She was clothed and possibly as old as 40 when she died. Found inside a refrigerator dumped on Route 25, this victim was found on April 1st, 1985, near Barbourville, Kentucky. The TBI identified the woman as Tina Marie McKinney Farmer in September 2018. These items may or may not belong to her. Missing: Jennifer Enyart. Nichols was 28-years-old and discovered on September 16, 1984, along Interstate 40 near West Memphis, Arkansas. Her height was estimated at fivefeet sixinches (168cm) and weight as 135 pounds (61kg). Inside a white refrigerator with a Super Woman . Within a few weeks, she had been added to the "redhead murders" list. These donations will be used to support a long-overdue update and upgrade of our IT and supporting systems, exhumations, and reconstructions of unidentified persons. More than two years after the remains of an unidentified woman was found along Route 250 near Littleton, W.Va., she was declared as a victim of the Redhead Murderer, however, some local police disagree. Several missing persons have been eliminated as possible matches for the victim. Fingerprints: Unknown The Jane Doe in Knox County, Kentucky was found wearing a distinct necklace. He was a truck driver for Western Carolina trucking company driving through Chattanooga, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama and finally to Nashville Tennessee. People close to Judith say she would never have abandoned her children. She was strangled with a ligature and possibly sexually assaulted. Judith and Darrell's three children returned home from school in the afternoon and discovered that the house was locked. CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) A Cheatham County deputy escaped serious injury after he was almost run over by domestic violence suspect. Her cause of death was undetermined. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: June 29, 1946 Age at Time of Disappearance: 39 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'8"; 180 lbs. Agency Contact Person: N/A She was approximately five feet three inches tall. Example video title will go here for this video. The first of two possible victims found in Campbell County, Tenn. was found Jan. 1, 1985, on the shoulder of I-75 near Jellico in East Tennessee. He was incarcerated in Florida on rape charges after she went missing. A family of four pulled in behind them and offered to help. A neighbor saw an unfamiliar white car at the house Nancy shared with husband Ken the day of the disappearance, but that was nearly the only lead investigators had. To some, the deaths seemed like they could be a coincidence, but to investigators, some clues tied the deaths together. Gracie Dill, the17-year-old Cheatham County girl who wasreported missing by her legal guardian yesterday, was found at around 4:30 this morning, along with two other children who had been reported missing the same day,according to the county sheriff's office. Tracy's mother had twice reported her as running away from their Eisenhower Court home in Lafayette. Sort by: Results: 114 Items. [30], On April 1, 1985, the body of a woman was found in a large white Admiral refrigerator in Gray, Knox County, Kentucky, alongside Route 25. He was also convicted of rape in 1993, but the conviction was later overturned. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. She, too, had once had a Caesarian, and she was pregnant when she was killed. A tip from a passing motorist led police to I-24 West between mile markers 29 and 30 where they found a "severed head, its facial features obliterated by exposure to elements and animals," according to a news report from the time. [3][9][10] Of the presumed victims, four were identified by November 2018. The Redhead Murders as well as a Wiki on the case list several more possible victims, mostly Jane Does, and at least three suspects. [3][5] The victim had been dead for a few days and was nude except for two distinctive necklace pendants, one of a heart and the other of a gold-colored eagle, and two pairs of socks; one white, and the other white with green and yellow stripes. If the person is within San Francisco, you may call the SFPD non-emergency line at 1-415-553-0123 to have an officer come to you. Tequila fanatic? Phone: (615) 792-3272. "Sometimes it's frustrating the length of time it takes and we don't have a lot of control over that. Anyone with information about these women should call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville at 1-865-974-4408. An autopsy revealed she had only been dead a few days but it failed to positively determine her cause of death leading investigators to believe she was strangled. She has never been seen again. The homicides became known as the Redhead Murders. "We have runaways on a daily basis," Morgano said. Martha said she was scared and Lawson said she should come with him and the family so they could get gas, but she said she'd stay behind. If you have any information on these cases you can call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) at 1-800-TBI-FIND. ; Dec. 23, 1984, in Comru Township, Pa.; Jan. 1, 1985 in Jellico, Tenn.; Jan. 24, 1985, Hernando, Miss. On Jan. 1, 1985, the body of a redheaded young woman was discovered along I-75 near Jellico in Campbell County. And awesome. All rights reserved. If you come across them, do not attempt to apprehend them yourself. Then she was gone. PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. (WKRN) Authorities have determined the identity of the man found in a Cheatham County cave over the weekend. She was no older than 25 and clothed. [65][66] She was identified on October 25, 2022 by Othram Inc. as Donna who was last seen in the fall of 1989. Last updated May 28, 2011; clothing/jewelry description added. She was approximately five feet four inches to fivefeet sixinches (168cm) tall, with a weight of 130 to 140 pounds (59 to 64kg). Linda Schacke, who had red hair, was found on the side of I-40 outside of Knoxville. Shed just learned she was pregnant. It is believed that most of the victims remain unidentified due to being estranged or not close to existing family members. All outside area posts will be deleted. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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. Law enforcement officials like Indiana State Police official Robert Abbitt werent buying it. Someone had strangled the redheaded woman then buried her under leaves and sticks on Tennessees Monteagle Mountain. Two weeks ago, a body. First Name: Judith Ann Middle Name: Ann Last Name: Ehmke Details Age When Last Known Alive: 40 Race: White Sex: Female Height: 66.0 to Weight: 170.0 to Location City: Ashland State: Tennessee Zip: 37015 County: Cheatham Anyone having information, contact the Cobb County Police Crimes Against Persons Office at (770) 499-3945. He was later dismissed in the Redhead murders case but was convicted of the woman's kidnapping in 1987. Whiskey connoisseur? A young, white redheaded woman was found nearly nude in an old refrigerator at a landfill April 1, 1985, in Gray, Ky., about 4 miles east of Corbin, Ky. Two men searching for scrap metal stumbled upon a refrigerator. Authorities are unsure how many people were responsible for these murders, if they were all performed by the same perpetrator(s), and how many victims there have been. The decedent was named Pulaski Jane Doe. Lisa Nichols was the second victim in the string of murders. She had a mole on the left side of her back and she also had breast implants. Your support ID is: 18110581828989113994. Judith was last seen on November 26, 1986 at approximately 7:00 a.m. "We're just now getting to where we can use all of these resources to make sure these kids are safe.". She was white, between five feet and fivefeet twoinches (157cm) tall. Martha's handbag was still inside the vehicle, as were the keys. Her death was by suffocation. Photos were missing from albums and jewelry had been removed from Judith's jewelry box. Their examination concluded she had died about two days previously and was not a victim of sexual assault. After the autopsy, this victim was determined to be between 24 and 35 years old, and approximately four feet nine to four feet eleven inches tall. Thirty-two bones, including her skull, were recovered from the scene. 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