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She never came back | Somebody killed 6-year-old Peaches in 1980

She never came back | Somebody killed 6-year-old Peaches in 1980

She never came back | Somebody killed 6-year-old Peaches in 1980

Avery 'Peaches' Shorts disappeared after she went to the store to run an errand for her mother. Her killer was never found.

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Appalachian Unsolved: How a father of 7's killing spurred creation of the TBI

J.T. Lutz was at home with his family when someone fired a shotgun blast that killed him. Seventy years later the case remains unsolved. But his slaying inspired creation of the statewide crime-fighting agency.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Greene Co. father's murder spurs creation of TBI

It was a story that was the genesis of the Tennessee Bureau of investigation. Seven decades later, the murder of JT Lutz remains a mystery, but his death leaves a legacy.

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Dennis Martin mystery: 50 years of life-saving lessons

June 2019 marks 50 years since Dennis Martin disappeared in the Smokies. After thousands of people failed to find the 6-year-old boy, the unsolved case revolutionized search-and-rescue techniques around the world.

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Dennis Martin disappearance a 50-year Smoky Mountains mystery

In the half-century since Dennis Martin disappeared, the inability to find the missing boy is still one of the great mysteries of the Smokies. The unsolved case revolutionized search-and-rescue techniques around the world.

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Appalachian Unsolved: 6-year-old Avery 'Peaches' Shorts

Investigators worry one of Knox County’s most infamous cold cases may never be solved.

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Appalachian Unsolved: 6-year-old Avery 'Peaches' Shorts

Investigators worry one of Knox County's most infamous cold cases may never be solved.

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Investigators hope NamUs can help crack hometown unsolved case

Matthews has seen thousands of missing persons cases, but he won't let one unsolved case go.

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Appalachian Unsolved: John Thrasher, missing 15 years

John Thrasher was 21 years old when he disappeared from Livingston in August 2004.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Man believes his missing brother was murdered

21-year-old John Thrasher disappeared from Livingston in 2004. Now his family is hoping someone will hear their message.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Murder in Sequoyah Hills

It's been 50 years since someone stabbed, beat and shot Rose Busch in her Mid-century modern home in Sequoyah Hills. No one ever was charged. It's doubtful anyone ever will be.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Gina Thacker's murder approaches 10 years with no tips, leads

In 2009, the 23-year-old was gunned down in a parking lot. Almost a decade has passed with no information to propel her case forward. Her mother isn't giving up hope, though, that one day her killer will face justice.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Shooter still unknown in 2006 Old City brawl

"They don't have to come to anybody but God and give an account of what they've done."

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Appalachian Unsolved: Murder in the Park

It was April 1984, when a little girl playing in a city park, found the body of a young woman, beaten and stabbed.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Murder in the Park ' Terry Lynn Kirkland

It was April 1984, when a little girl playing in a city park, found the body of a young woman, beaten and stabbed.

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Appalachian Unsolved: Maryville shopkeeper's death still a mystery

With a police department just one block away, someone killed a local shopkeeper and got away with it, so far.

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