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Appalachian Unsolved

Appalachian Unsolved

Appalachian Unsolved: Who killed the coiffure king?

Joseph Weir, who gained an international reputation in the 1950s, '60 and '70s for his hairstyles, was stabbed to death at his West Knox County home in 1983.
Appalachian Unsolved

Appalachian Unsolved: The Lady in the Lake

Fishermen spotted her nude body in March 2000 in Melton Hill Lake. Twenty-two years later she remains unidentified.

Appalachian Unsolved

Appalachian Unsolved: An innocent housewife, an idyllic era, a confounding crime

While 27-year-old Mary Hankins waited for her husband to come home from a Saturday errand, someone walked in, shot her in the head and disappeared without a trace.
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Widow of Oak Ridge man shot to death in 2014 now charged with the killing

Samantha Hendley was married to T.S. Thrasher at the time of his homicide. WBIR reported on the killing as part of its Appalachian Unsolved series.
Appalachian Unsolved

Appalachian Unsolved: Missing mom is 1 of 3 whose disappearances may be tied to convicted killer

Bonnie Drane vanished in late December 2017. Two other area people who knew each other disappeared about the same time.