SUSPECT IN CUSTODY TN - 4 people found deceased, related to an infant abandoned in car seat in someone's yard (Dyer County, TN) 29 July 2025

[steeltowngirl]

So were they just found along the roadside or in a vehicle?

There is not a lot of MSM info.
But the identities of 3 of the deceased are confirmed.

Authorities have identified the four people as Cortney Rose, Matthew Wilson, Adrianna Williams, and a juvenile.

https://wreg.com/news/bodies-found-in-lake-county-in-connection-to-abandoned-baby-case/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL3MvFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoDEg8of5791qDImqiwEeisDud4zWVb3RS6lFDIFiEhlYTroTVvDiw2-3e5N_aem_eG8enpH-jBSGf-Qi5uEztg

 

[MyJoey]

Every imaginable scenario is horrifying.

Agree this is going to be ugly all the way around. So glad the baby was spared. Makes me wonder if they were car jacked and they let them drop the baby. Hard to make sense of dropping your baby unless you know it’s in danger.

 

[steeltowngirl]

I haven't seen anything to rule it out, but I also haven't seen anything that makes it likely. I'm sure autopsies will be forthcoming. It's really early in the investigation.

I am curious if anyone had just been released from the prison. Possible carjacking? Else - targeted homicide.

jmo

 

[Catride]

Absolutely horrific!!! precious angel girl

 

[tlcya]

what on earth did that poor baby girl witness?? Why take out these four individuals, all of whom appear to be close family members of this child. Was this another Rhoden situation where someone wanted custody of a child? But Matthew and Adrianna were baby's parents and both are dead. Another child perhaps who wasn't present when whatever happened happened?

Awful and sad. Why?

 

[GraceG]

A name for the 4th individual has been mentioned on FB by family. I don't have a msm link to verify that so not listing, but if you scroll through the deceased mother's FB page that name is mentioned in an old post, the person being quite young but not a child. Nothing else to share until he's been formally identified by LE or posted in msm as one of the 4 deceased.

Adrianna's FB is hard to look at, as a Mom, that baby was deeply loved by her family. I'm so glad she is safe.

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[nhmemorymaker]

I hope more can be added to the thread title. More specific TN and the date.

 

[appleatcha]

I hope more can be added to the thread title. More specific TN and the date.

WHOOPS. First time making a thread! I reported to the mods to ask them to add the date. The county is already there!

 

[Vaderman]

what on earth did that poor baby girl witness?? Why take out these four individuals, all of whom appear to be close family members of this child. Was this another Rhoden situation where someone wanted custody of a child? But Matthew and Adrianna were baby's parents and both are dead. Another child perhaps who wasn't present when whatever happened happened?

Awful and sad. Why?

Rhoden's came to mind, too. Family annihilated, baby spared.

 

[tlcya]

A name for the 4th individual has been mentioned on FB by family. I don't have a msm link to verify that so not listing, but if you scroll through the deceased mother's FB page that name is mentioned in an old post, the person being quite young but not a child. Nothing else to share until he's been formally identified by LE or posted in msm as one of the 4 deceased.

Adrianna's FB is hard to look at, as a Mom, that baby was deeply loved by her family. I'm so glad she is safe.

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the name was published in a post from a Tennessee Missing Person FB page shared on page one of this thread, which is how I located the fourth victim's FB page. That post and mine linking to the FB pages of all four was published before press announced the fourth deceased victim was a juvenile.

very sad, I knew he looked young in his FB, who or what on earth happened to this family?

 

[Linda7NJ]

Looking for a silver lining….so glad the baby was spared.
Did a parent abandon the baby knowing what was coming or did the murderer not have the stomach to kill a baby?

 

[GraceG]

the name was published in a post from a Tennessee Missing Person FB page shared on page one of this thread, which is how I located the fourth victim's FB page. That post and mine linking to the FB pages of all four was published before press announced the fourth deceased victim was a juvenile.

very sad, I knew he looked young in his FB, who or what on earth happened to this family?

Thanks - the 4th name has been formally listed in MSM. TBI identifies 4 people found dead in western Tenn. Brayden Williams. (same name as the mother of the baby). Age 15. He is the one I mentioned as being on her FB page in an older post where she links his FB (doesn't contain anything of note). I believe Brayden is Adrianna's younger brother.

 

[AcerPacer]

Four people found dead after abandoning baby on front lawn

A baby was found abandoned in a front yard during dangerous heat in rural Tennessee, then hours later, four people turned up dead. Authorities believe the cases are connected.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Interesting comment on this article page from "Skerl" in Jackson TN who lives local!

 

[legomonster]

Wow! This one is so tragic. All so young! They were found along Carrington Road in Tiptonville, correct? I google map it and the State Office is just a little bit down the road from it. I'm very familiar with East and Central Tennessee so correct me if I'm wrong. That's pretty blatant if I am correct.

 

[STLBlues]

This is kind of creepy but, apparently, Carrington Rd. is also known as Grave Yard Rd. I wonder if there's any significance to that?

 

[legomonster]

Anyway, I am correct it is close to the State Office so I don't know if any of them were employees or had history with the state office, but the Northwest Correction Complex is behind the state office.

 

[tlcya]

Interesting comment on this article page from "Skerl" in Jackson TN who lives local!

I believe they are correct in their speculation as to relationships of the victims

 

[steeltowngirl]

In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, TBI confirmed this is a homicide investigation.

They continue to look for the suspect or suspects.

State seeks death penalty against quadruple murder suspect

Quadruple-murder suspect, 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, appeared in court virtually on Thursday, August 7.

www.kfvs12.com

 

[legomonster]

In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, TBI confirmed this is a homicide investigation.

They continue to look for the suspect or suspects.

State seeks death penalty against quadruple murder suspect

Quadruple-murder suspect, 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, appeared in court virtually on Thursday, August 7.

www.kfvs12.com

Thankful the FBI is involved.

 

[AcerPacer]

So this happened yesterday afternoon (Tuesday)
Baby found abandoned and then ?? hours later 4 people found deceased and quickly deemed to be connected to baby?
So it's 24 hours ago and there are still no suspects/arrests/motives?