Found Deceased TN - Victor Birchfield, 61, vehicle sighted in SC, Elizabethton, 21 June 2024 *arrest*

[CuriousCricket]

Moo..it is so pointless, dude gets himself a few free hours, kills man, steals beater truck (maybe he hitch hike), hurts family unknown to him. Wonder if he has children?.....

It is pointless. He didn't have a plan, didn't get far from home, even with transportation and a 24-hour or more head start before Birchfield could be reported missing.

Fletcher seems to have been without a thought in his head, just wandering around. Even if he did qualify for a trusty position, how could he just walk away? Are they just turned loose without any oversight? Why was he not spotted walking away? Is 7 a.m. shift change for the Sheriff's department?

I've driven past that detention center many times, so near a corner of two busy roads. How was he not seen? Looking at maps.google I realize there is plenty of cover -- once he crossed the 4-lane 19E/321 highway. But then he would have been on the opposite side of the road Birchfield would have been traveling headed home.

The detention center is beside a ballfield and park, directly across from several apartment buildings and near the city park. If I lived in Carter County, I imagine I'd be re-considering usage of that area and would be feeling very unsafe.
At the very least CC sheriff should be rethinking the oversight necessary for his trusties.

Doesn't this incident make you determined to have your gun with you when traveling?

 

[nao]

Moo ..I live in Canada..so no guns. And don't pick up hitchhikers....which is totally hypocritical of me, cause 1970-80s I hitchhiked

 

[mlhenn]

Human remains found in Johnson County

A spokesperson for the Carter County sheriff's office said midday Saturday, Johnson County deputies found a human remains in the Butler community.Johnson County

wcyb.com

Human remains found in Butler

BUTLER — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has reported on Saturday that a search operation has recovered human remains.

www.johnsoncitypress.com

Saturday's search was a joint operation by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Other agencies, including the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center and the Carter County Emergency and Rescue Squad assisted in the search operation.

Shawn Brown, chief deputy for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were recovered from the Butler community of Johnson County.

The remains have been sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center in Johnson City for identification and a forensic examination," Brown said.

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/ccso-human-remains-found-in-butler-tenn/

Dep. Chief Brown said Saturday while an exact timeline isn’t certain, he hopes to be in touch with the assisting forensic center by mid-week.

 

[mlhenn]

Friends believe body found is Birchfield's, but hope he is alive

ELIZABETHTON — The search for Victor Birchfield by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is continuing, but there are many of Birchfield’s family members and

www.johnsoncitypress.com

A close friend of Birchfield said he believes the recently found body is that of Victor Birchefild, but he said some of the family continue to hope that Birchfield might still be found alive. The friend said the timeline Birchfield’s disappearance and the escape from a work detail of Carter County trusty Billy Fletcher and the route that was taken certainly point to the suspicion that Fletcher left Birchfield’s body at the Butler location.

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/prayer-vigil-held-for-missing-carter-county-man-victor-birchfield/

July 9
People gathered Tuesday evening for a vigil for missing Carter County man Victor Birchfield.

On Monday, friends, family, co-workers, and community members gathered to pray for Birchfield’s family as they await answers regarding his whereabouts and how he went missing.

The vigil was supposed to rally support for a search for Birchfield. But Birchfield’s daughter, Tiffany Cole, said that changed when unidentified remains were found in the Butler community of Johnson County over the weekend.

 

[nao]

Moo.. sometimes I can see some warped logic to killing someone. But this is just empty

 

[Mountain_Kat]

We're way out in The Cherokee National Forest, so our only shopping options are Bristol or Elizabethton. It terrifies me to think that my husband could have been in Elizabethton to pick up a loaf of bread and out of nowhere run into this lunatic. My prayers go out to Mr. Birchfield and his family. Of course, we always hold out hope that every missing person is found safe...but, there are just so many red flags here. Breaks my heart.

 

[mlhenn]

Human remains found in Johnson County still not identified, Birchfield remains missing

The whereabouts of Victor Birchfield are still unknown.

wcyb.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/carter-co-inmate-billy-fletcher-charged-with-murder-in-connection-to-victor-birchfields-disappearance/

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Billy Fletcher, an inmate who escaped work detail and was captured in South Carolina last week, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Victor Birchfield, according to a release from the Carter County Sheriff’s Office.

Fletcher was indicted with charges of first-degree murder, first-degree murder during the commission of a felony, abuse of a corpse, and theft over $2,500 by a Johnson County grand jury on Friday, the release said.

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Escaped Carter County inmate charged with murder in connection with man's disappearance

An escaped Carter County inmate who was captured in South Carolina last week has been charged with murder.

wcyb.com

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After returning to Carter County, authorities said Fletcher spoke with investigators and provided information that led to the discovery of human remains in Butler. Authorities believe the remains are those of Birchfield.

Fletcher remains held in the Carter County Detention Center. He is due in court in Johnson County on August 9.

 

[mlhenn]

Friends and Family remember Victor Birchfield

To me this really hits home because he was a good guy he was a good guy of character he was a professional he had daughters and he had grandkids, said Davison.D

wcyb.com

 

[mlhenn]

Deputies: Missing man was murdered by escaped inmate caught in Upstate

Deputies said an inmate who escaped custody in June has now been charged in connection with the homicide of a missing man.

www.foxcarolina.com

Escaped inmate charged with murder in connection with disappearance of Victor Birchfield - www.elizabethton.com

A Johnson County Grand Jury indicted Billy Fletcher on a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of Victor Birchfield. Fletcher, 43, of Butler, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree murder during the commission of a felony, abuse of a corpse, and theft over...

www.elizabethton.com

 

[SluethinAway]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/victor-birchfields-remains-identified-months-after-he-went-missing/

An autopsy has confirmed that human remains discovered in Butler in early July are those of Victor Birchfield,

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/victor-birchfields-remains-identified-months-after-he-went-missing/

An autopsy has confirmed that human remains discovered in Butler in early July are those of Victor Birchfield,

Thanks for update.