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

[Lusitana]

Didn't Cortney have two other minor children? Where were they?

 

[Sunshynn]

is it allowed to share an obituary of the mother of cortney? it makes the family relations a bit more clear. she only passed away a couple of months ago.

Obituary for Donna Lynn Childress at Dyersburg Funeral Home

Ms. Donna Lynn Childress, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was born December 8, 1969 to Lindsey Deaton and Barbara Kent. She was a devoted homemaker who loved time spent with family, especially her grandchildren. She is...

www.dyersburgfuneralhome.net

I noticed in the obituary that it lists Austin as Cortney's sister's husband.
I know that you can write whatever you want in an obituary but just found that interesting as they aren't married that I am aware of.

 

[tlcya]

Didn't Cortney have two other minor children? Where were they?

I don't think that has been covered. I am just glad they were apparently not present for whatever happened and are presumably safe somewhere.

My heart hurts for the extended family of the victims. I still can't get over Austin killing a 15 year old child. Just awful.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Looks like he just got out in Sept 2024 am I reading that right.

Hes dating a corrections officer??

 

[detective.moon]

I don't think that has been covered. I am just glad they were apparently not present for whatever happened and are presumably safe somewhere.

My heart hurts for the extended family of the victims. I still can't get over Austin killing a 15 year old child. Just awful.

adrianna and matthew were still so young too! i know they were adults, and parents, but at only 20 and 21 they were still just kids too

the obituary says the baby’s great great grandparents(!) are still alive. hopefully there are family members who are able to take care of her.

 

[su5ie]

is it allowed to share an obituary of the mother of cortney? it makes the family relations a bit more clear. she only passed away a couple of months ago.

Obituary for Donna Lynn Childress at Dyersburg Funeral Home

Ms. Donna Lynn Childress, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was born December 8, 1969 to Lindsey Deaton and Barbara Kent. She was a devoted homemaker who loved time spent with family, especially her grandchildren. She is...

www.dyersburgfuneralhome.net

So young too very sad

 

[MyJoey]

Hes dating a corrections officer??

Yeah pretty wild stories on Social Media going round.

 

[Magic8Ball]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1950972559047991361

https://twitter.com/x/status/1950951802213433832

A $2500 reward for a quadruple murderer averages out to $625.00 per victim.

Do better, TBI.

 

[su5ie]

He's getting hammered in his photo comments!

I have to say ,I'm don't know what I'm expecting to see when I snoop on suspects fb pages but it's definitely not the normal everyday images that beam out at me when I look .

This just looks like your average son ,brother ,bf ,husband .

I think he had a mental breakdown or something or off his meds

 

[Leilei]

Hes dating a corrections officer??

His wife/gf (nobody knows for sure yet) - Cortney's sister - was working at the prison that he was in and they began a relationship.
Allegedly!
IMO.

 

[MyJoey]

is it allowed to share an obituary of the mother of cortney? it makes the family relations a bit more clear. she only passed away a couple of months ago.

Obituary for Donna Lynn Childress at Dyersburg Funeral Home

Ms. Donna Lynn Childress, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was born December 8, 1969 to Lindsey Deaton and Barbara Kent. She was a devoted homemaker who loved time spent with family, especially her grandchildren. She is...

www.dyersburgfuneralhome.net

Wonder if there was any inheritance issues?

 

[cujenn81]

A $2500 reward for a quadruple murderer averages out to $625.00 per victim.

Do better, TBI.

That’s what I’m saying!!!

 

[Sweethomeky]

It still doesn't add up that he got both cars and 4 people there after the baby being dropped off.

 

[Little Jack]

My first thought was perp stole the family vehicle not realizing baby was in the back, then pulled over and dumped baby when it was noticed.

 

[teeby]

Could it be that he asked them to meet him at the place they were found and killed them there, but wasn't expecting the baby to be there and dumped her after the murder? In that case either he'd need an accomplice, or he drove one of their cars and the other car seen in the vicinity was a coincidence.

 

[tlcya]

I'm still pretty convinced one guy did not pull all this off. I think there is at least one other accomplice. The witness of the baby abandonment saw two vehicles that match the descriptions of the two vehicles towed out of the woods near where the bodies were located. I can't envision how it works with only one perp. three adults, one teen and a baby spread out among two vehicles is a lot for one man to control.

 

[appleatcha]

Well now we know that they were most likely shot since he is being charged with a felon with a firearm.

It's a sad day when seeing that 4 people were most likely shot is "good" news. (As in, I was expecting it to be something more torturous.) I really hope that was the case and that they went quickly.

 

[Ontario Mom]

I'm still pretty convinced one guy did not pull all this off. I think there is at least one other accomplice. The witness of the baby abandonment saw two vehicles that match the descriptions of the two vehicles towed out of the woods near where the bodies were located. I can't envision how it works with only one perp. three adults, one teen and a baby spread out among two vehicles is a lot for one man to control.

It could have worked if he took the 15 yr old with him in his vehicle and told the other 3 to follow him. Although I agree with you, it really does look/sound like a 2 person crime (too many moving parts).

 

[Magic8Ball]

It still doesn't add up that he got both cars and 4 people there after the baby being dropped off.

I'm not assuming that the victims didn't drive out to Tiptonville themselves.
Or that both the vehicles recovered were driven there at the same time.

It's possible that some of the victims either drove or were driven out to that Tiptonville location first either with or without the suspect and then 1 or more of the victims drove to that location later on due to a threat being made or one of the victims alerting them to get over there now.

There's a ton we don't know, including at what location(s) the victims were initially put under duress.

JMO.

 

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