April 07, 1997 - Victims Identified But Names Not Released
Officials have identified the victims of Sunday night's murders of two adults and a child, and the wounding of another child, however the names are not being released until relatives are notified. The names of the victims are expected to be released later today, along with more information about the incident, by Greene County Sheriff Terry Jones. Jones is also expected to release more information about possible suspects in the crime who are believed to be from Kentucky. Officials are looking for a tan Ford van, possibly with a scratch down the side, which was last seen in the area. A wrecked car found at the scene has been traced to a Kentucky woman who told investigators her son and a juvenile from Pikeville, Kentucky, had borrowed the car a few days earlier and have not been seen since. The two adults were found shot to death Sunday night on Payne Hollow Road near Baileyton along with two critically wounded children. One of the children, a girl between age five and seven, died yesterday afternoon at a Knoxville Hospital. The other child, a boy around age three years old, remains in critical condition. He was shot in the head and in the chest.