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MARYVILLE - The saga of Frances Graham's abduction - as told by Arthur Dockery, the son of her longtime companion - has imploded into a heap of inaccuracies to the extent that "he doesn't have much of a story," Blount County authorities say.
Graham, 72, of Tellico Plains in Monroe County, disappeared last month. Authorities from several jurisdictions are trying to piece together exactly what happened, or didn't, on Sept. 18 when, according to Dockery, he and Graham were kidnapped, placed in separate vans and spirited away for reasons that remain unclear.
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Berrong said Dockery could not explain why the abductors would have allowed him to keep his cell phone.
Dunn said that Dockery was asked where he would look for Graham if he were doing the searching, and Dockery told authorities he would look near the junction of Interstates 40 and 55 in West Memphis, Ark., in Crittenden County. Berrong said his office has been in contact with the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department in connection with the claim.
At this point, Dockery has been told that authorities have no reason to look anywhere else but at him as the culprit.
If Graham is the victim of foul play, Berrong said, "We believe we know the motive," but he declined to elaborate.
Graham and Dockery's father, Floyd Dockery, 86, had been unwed companions for about 23 years, Berrong said, and came to Monroe County from upstate New York some time ago. The younger Dockery came to live with the couple several weeks ago, Dunn said.
"I am confident this will be resolved," Berrong said. "It may just take some time."