VA TN/VA - Jeffrey Burchett, 36, screams heard in dumpsters, Bristol, 3 Oct 2018

[cybervampira]

Police in Bristol, VA search for possible missing man in landfill

A report of screams and unattended items near a dumpster in Bristol, Tennessee prompted an hours-long search for a man Wednesday morning.

Those screams reportedly came from the parking lot of the thrift shop of the Salvation Army on West State Street in Bristol.

News Channel 11's Justin Soto found out the search for this man then crossed statelines.

Police then went to Bristol, Virginia's landfill because that's where that dumpster trash was dropped off.

After a 2-hour search for a man known to frequent the thrift store dumpster - police said they didn't find anything or anyone.

Tim Parker, employee at the Bristol Salvation Army, said he and others noticed the lid was torn and that's never happened before.

Police in Bristol, VA search for possible missing man in landfill

BVPD search landfill for man, find nothing | Bristol Local News | heraldcourier.com

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[asmi106082]

I don't understand this article. Are they trying to say this man was last seen in Bristol, Tennessee near a dumpster and then that load was dumped in Bristol, Virginia? I'm thinking the Tennessee part is a typo?

 

[ElementalLaura]

Bristol is on the state line, so there is a Bristol in both TN and VA.

 

[asmi106082]

Bristol is on the state line, so there is a Bristol in both TN and VA.

Ah! Thank you! I probably should've known this since I'm a VA resident but geography never was my strong suit!
Makes sense now!

 

[2csmommy2012]

This is where I am. My kids love going to State Street-one foot on one side of the double yellow they’re in Tennessee, the other on the other side in Virginia. I got an alert on my phone about this yesterday and haven’t heard anything else about it.

 

[SuziQ]

What do they mean that the lid was torn? I wonder if the refuse man placed the body somewhere scared he was going to lose his job?

 

[feldspar]

A good way to disappear if dumpster diver planned it that way. Which we hope he did, it being better than dying.

 

[YaYa_521]

LE has identified him as Jeffrey Burchett (36). He is officially considered a missing person out of Bristol, Virginia, which was the last place he was known to be staying. I'll request a title change.

Police continue search for missing Bristol man

BRISTOL, Va. — The search continued Tuesday for a Bristol man first thought to be missing last week when authorities searched the city landfill.

Jeffrey Burchett’s backpack and bicycle were found Oct. 3 beside a dumpster at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on West State Street in Bristol, Tennessee.

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the last confirmed sighting of Burchett, 36, was in Virginia and his last address was in the city.

Crawford, who has filed a missing person report, said it hasn’t yet been confirmed that Burchett had been at the dumpster, but the items contained his identification.

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Burchett had been homeless for the past year and that he was known to go dumpster diving in Bristol.
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Bristol, VA police identify missing man at center of landfill search

He said Burchett was reported last seen at the Salvation Army in Bristol, Tennessee, but that is not confirmed. Virginia police are now handling it since they can confirm the last place he was staying in was in Bristol, VA
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Family holds out hope after Bristol, Va. father missing five days
If you have any information that can help investigators find Jeffrey Burchett – call the Bristol, Virginia Police Department at 276-645-7400.
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[Coffiecat]

Who heard the screaming? Are they thinking he was in the dumpster, when it got emptied in to the truck?

 

[YaYa_521]

Unidentified remains, including skull, sent to state crime lab. My thoughts are with the victim's loved ones.

Bristol, Virginia police investigating human remains found | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
Mar 24, 2021
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• remains were found on Walling Road off of Interstate 81 exit 5
• remains, including a skull, near a storm drain culvert.
• not yet identified
• aren’t sure how long the remains were there

 

[Pennysmom2]

Oct 8, 2018

Family holds out hope after Bristol, Va. father missing five days

BRISTOL, TN/VA (WJHL) – Police have released new information about the man at the center of a missing persons investigation.

www.wjhl.com

Jeffery Allen Burchett – The Charley Project

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Burchett, circa 2018