Identified! TN - Mooresburg, Repass Rd, UnkMale, UnkAge, UP78185, in burned Chevy Avalanche, Feb'21 - Clinton Lee Arnold

[imstilla.grandma]

Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said his department received a complaint of a burned vehicle Sunday shortly before 3 p.m. in a secluded area near the Repass Road in the Mooresburg community.

The vehicle wasn't visible from the roadway, and upon arrival, sheriff’s deputies observed a badly burned Chevrolet Avalanche and discovered the remains of a human body inside the vehicle.

"Sheriff’s Office Detectives responded to the scene along with Arson Investigators and Special Agents of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations," Lawson said. "Due to the badly damaged condition of the vehicle, Agents of the Special Investigations Bureau of the Tennessee Highway Patrol also assisted in the identification of the vehicle."

The body was sent to the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Forensic Pathology for autopsy and identification.

This is an intense ongoing investigation. If anyone has any information regarding this case, or possible identification of the victim, please contact the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 423-272-4848 or Central Dispatch at 423-272-7121.
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[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Added to NAMUS as well, listed as male.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The body was sent to the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Forensic Pathology for autopsy and identification.

As of late Wednesday, neither the gender nor approximate age had been determined, Lawson said, nor had investigators determined time of death or when the fire was set.
Hawkins sheriff appeals to public for information on body found in vehicle

 

[LordMo]

not entirely clear on the etiquette about this, but I found an article in the Johnson City News saying this guy was already identified as someone who had been reported missing, searched and I believe this is his thread:

Found Deceased - TN - Clinton Arnold, 30, Morristown, 16 February, 2021

Morristown police searching for missing 30-year-old man last seen in January. "Officials with the Morristown Police Department asked for the public’s help in the search for a missing man. According to MPD, 30-year-old Clinton Arnold was reported missing on February 16. Family members told...

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[LordMo]

hey, sorry, I'm just checking up -- there's been a statement from LE directly identifying this decedent but the NamUS is still up. What's the etiquette/procedure for alerting someone? Thank you.