TN TN - Knoxville, BlkFem 55-70, UP56934, sequined mittens, beanie, long coat, Mar'19

[ADKGemini]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office reported that a fisherman discovered a body Saturday morning on an embankment on the Tennessee River.

On Monday, the sheriff's office released sketches of the person found. According to the medical examiner, the body belong to a woman.

"No telling how far this body traveled," the sheriff's office said.

According to KCSO, the man discovered the body around 10:30 a.m. on an embankment near the 5100 block of Buckhead Trail.

KCSO and the Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene along with medical examiners.

The body has not yet been identified.This investigation is ongoing at this time.

Neighbors said they have seen all kinds of things float down the river to their docks, but never a body.

If you have any information about this incident, you can call Detectives at (865) 215-2243 or email [email protected].

Medical examiner: Body found along Tennessee River was female

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is still working to identify the body found on Saturday. Acting Chief of Detectives Brad Hall said the body was likely in the water for several weeks before it was found by two men fishing in West Knox County.

Dr. Bass said it is not uncommon for floods to wash out new evidence, often leading to the discovery of missing people or others no one knew had vanished.

"You have someone who is killed and thrown in the water and they get hung up on a stick or a root or something like that. As the water increases in a flood, they get washed out," said Dr. Bass. "I wish we knew how many bodies were out there just waiting for us to find. There are bodies out there."

The TVA said parts of rivers in East Tennessee rose several feet during the recent floods. The water level on Norris Lake went up 30 feet with all the rain.

Folks that work to keep the river clean said anything on land when the water level rose was brought back into the river when it went down.

"When it was flooded, it came past the trees. So you can imagine any litter that was thrown down off the highway, that was going to get pulled down off the river," said Kathleen Gibi with Keep the TN River Beautiful. "Eighty percent of the litter in the river comes from litter that was thrown down on land."

Floodwaters reveal missing body along Tennessee River

 

[Gardener1850]

NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

The decedent was wearing undergarments, sequinned mittens, a beanie, pants, and a long coat.

 

[iulia]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

#UP56934
Date Body Found March 30, 2019
ME/C Case Number 190330-171

Sex Female
Race/Ethnicity Black/African American
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range 55-70
Estimated Year of Death 2019
Height 5' 2"-5' 5"(62-65 inches) , Estimated
Weight 105-150 lbs, Estimated

Location Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
County Knox County

Circumstances of Recovery Found on boat dock by fisherman

Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray

Distinctive Physical Features no tattoos or medical devices

Clothing
The decedent was wearing undergarments, sequinned mittens, a beanie, pants, and a long coat.

 

[Melt71]

"No telling how far this body traveled," the sheriff's office said.

I'm guessing this is not the first body that has come from the river. So she was in the water 'several weeks'. If she came down the Holston she could have been from anywhere from Virginia all the way to Tenneesee if my map-reading is correct. If she came down the French Broad she could have originated from North Carolina? Are there any locks on either of those rivers that would have made such long distances less likely?

 

[SleuthingInTN]

I think this might be Linda Louise Cartwright. The height and weight are off a bit, but the moment I saw Cartwright’s photo, I thought of JD’s artist rendering. I can’t find Linda Cartwright on NAMUS. Murfreesboro police looking for woman last seen by family in 2016 | WKRN News 2

 

[Hochman]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

FBI Reconstruction

Added August 30, 2022

 

[Caring1]

7 Missing Person Exclusions:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP54670Jaiana Ladd
Date of Last ContactDecember 18, 2018
StateTN
CountyKnox

Missing Person / NamUs #MP53808Alexandria Kemp
Date of Last ContactNovember 16, 2018
StateTN
CountyKnox

Missing Person / NamUs #MP53430Ajanee Ryan
Date of Last ContactNovember 05, 2018
StateTN
CountyKnox

Missing Person / NamUs #MP54750Taniya Brinson
Date of Last ContactApril 01, 2018
StateTN
CountyKnox

Missing Person / NamUs #MP56146Pandora Duckett
Date of Last ContactJanuary 28, 2019
StateTN
CountyShelby


Missing Person / NamUs #Clarissa George (No Photo)
Date of Last ContactJanuary 01, 2019
StateTN
CountyKnox


Missing Person / NamUs #Terri Howell-Starnes (No Photo)
Date of Last ContactJanuary 01, 2019
StateTN
CountyKnox

 

[Caring1]

Possibility? Veverly Ann Mitchell.

@Hochman, are you able to post a side by side? I was unable to resize the new recon.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Hochman]

Possibility? Veverly Ann Mitchell.

@Hochman, are you able to post a side by side? I was unable to resize the new recon.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

View attachment 362618

 

[Caring1]

View attachment 362626View attachment 362627

Thank you. The timeline sure doesn’t fit but all else does and there are some similarities in the facial features as well.

 

[dotr]

Interesting video.

'Jun 28, 2023
There is a multi-year backlog for getting DNA profiles onto the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.'

 

[Caring1]

Possibility? Veverly Ann Mitchell.

@Hochman, are you able to post a side by side? I was unable to resize the new recon.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

View attachment 362618

Veverly‘s NamUs is down, removed in January.

 

[voicefromtheholler]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

FBI Reconstruction
View attachment 362604
Added August 30, 2022

i also wondered if this was veverly mitchell, missing from Georgia since Christmas 2017

 

[Caring1]

i also wondered if this was veverly mitchell, missing from Georgia since Christmas 2017

Veverly is not on the rule out list but since her NamUs has been down, it must not be her. No new exclusions. The same 7 as in post #8.