GUILTY TN - Desheena Kyle, 26, found deceased, Knoxville, 23 Jun 2021 *arrest*

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https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/28/desheena-kyle-investigation-leads-unidentified-body-found/5906881001/


Knoxville police said Tuesday evening that a body has been discovered at a home on the 6900 block of Sam Tillery Road in North Knox County.

Police say that the body has been taken for forensic examination. They do not yet know the identity or sex of the individual.

The cause of death is undetermined at this time.

The body was found during the course of the investigation into the disappearance Desheena Kyle, police said.

The home where the body was found was the former residence of a deceased relative of Kyle's ex-boyfriend.
 
An additional link-
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news...ion-leads-unidentified-body-found/5906881001/
Desheena Kyle's investigation leads to unidentified body in North Knox County

Knoxville police said Tuesday evening that a body has been discovered at a home on the 6900 block of Sam Tillery Road in North Knox County.

Police say that the body has been taken for forensic examination. They do not yet know the identity or sex of the individual.

The cause of death is undetermined at this time.

The body was found during the course of the investigation into the disappearance Desheena Kyle, police said.

The home where the body was found was the former residence of a deceased relative of Kyle's ex-boyfriend.

Based on the photo of the house in newspaper article that you provided the address of the house appears to be 6969 Sam Tillery Road.

This is a Google satellite view of the house.

And here is a Google Street View of the house. It looks to be abandoned.
 
Based on the photo of the house in newspaper article that you provided the address of the house appears to be 6969 Sam Tillery Road.

This is a Google satellite view of the house.

And here is a Google Street View of the house. It looks to be abandoned.

From the article:
David Riley, who lives across from the property where the unidentified body was found, told Knox News he got a knock at his door around 9 a.m. Tuesday from investigators informing him they were searching the property.

"A few hours later, the next thing I notice is swarms of law enforcement and an ambulance at the property next door," he said.

Riley says that nobody has lived at the residence in almost 5 years.
 
Missing Desheena Kyle found dead

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Through leads developed as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Desheena Kyle, officers with the Knoxville Police Department found a body at a residence in the 6900 block of Sam Tillery Road Thursday.

The body was transported to the Regional Forensic Center for a full autopsy and for identification. Officials confirmed that the body found was Desheena Kyle Thursday morning.
 
Aunt of Desheena Kyle, the missing Tennessee woman found dead, says a lack of communication from police made her doubt the case was investigated properly

A spokesman for the Knoxville Police Department said in a statement to Insider that police made a concerted effort to be in "vigorous" communication with Kyle's family. He added that specific officers were designated to be in contact with her loved ones, and that any information police withheld about the investigation was to preserve its integrity.

"We certainly empathize with the immense pain, grief and confusion the family has experienced the past several months, so we recognize that no amount of communication would feel like enough," spokesman Scott Erland said in the statement.

On September 28, police found Kyle's body, reportedly at an abandoned home owned by one of Bassett's family members. While Kyle's death had been ruled a homicide, no charges have been filed.
 
Boyfriend Faces First-Degree Degree Murder Charges

Desheena Kyle’s family details history of ex-boyfriend John Bassett

"More than three months have gone by since Desheena Kyle was reported missing on June 28th. Since then, the family has searched and asked for answers.

On Thursday, they got answers but not relief from the pain they’ve felt over the last several weeks. Desheena’s ex-boyfriend John Bassett is facing charges of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering.

Rita Turner, Desheena’s Aunt, said the family has felt emotions ranging from sadness to anger after getting that news. Turner goes on to say that she expected to feel some sort of relief knowing Bassett was behind bars, but instead she said, “it was like a bandage being snatched off a fresh wound”.
 
Boyfriend Faces First-Degree Degree Murder Charges

Desheena Kyle’s family details history of ex-boyfriend John Bassett

"More than three months have gone by since Desheena Kyle was reported missing on June 28th. Since then, the family has searched and asked for answers.

On Thursday, they got answers but not relief from the pain they’ve felt over the last several weeks. Desheena’s ex-boyfriend John Bassett is facing charges of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering.

Rita Turner, Desheena’s Aunt, said the family has felt emotions ranging from sadness to anger after getting that news. Turner goes on to say that she expected to feel some sort of relief knowing Bassett was behind bars, but instead she said, “it was like a bandage being snatched off a fresh wound”.

Glad they're charging him with first degree murder!
Praying for her family...
 
Ex-boyfriend indicted for murdering Desheena Kyle | wbir.com

published October 15, 2021

"John Bassett, Desheena Kyle's ex-boyfriend who was named as a person of interest in her months-long disappearance, was arraigned in court on Friday and formerly charged with her murder.

Bassett has several preliminary court hearings scheduled on November 16 and 19 for other drug and firearm-related charges from a prior arrest in July. Bassett has several preliminary court hearings scheduled on November 16 and 19 for other drug and firearm-related charges from a prior arrest in July.

KPD said his indictment is the result of a months-long investigation into Kyle's disappearance, who was reported missing at her apartment on 1307 Wilson Road on June 28."
 

WBIR - May 4, 2023

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Court documents shed new light on what happened to a Knoxville homicide victim as her former boyfriend fights a bid to be put away for life with no chance at parole in the case.

Desheena Kyle's killer put her remains in a toolbox the summer of 2021 and hid it in the crawl space of an abandoned house at 6969 Sam Tillery Road, records show. She'd been shot in the head.

The 26-year-old Kyle's autopsy has been under seal 18 months. The Knoxville Police Department released few details about how she died after her remains were discovered.

John Bassett, 30, is charged with her murder in Knox County Criminal Court. He's also accused of abusing her corpse.

Bassett is set to go on trial Monday."
 
Jury selection to start Tuesday for Knoxville man accused of murdering Desheena Kyle in 2021

WBIR - May 8, 2023

 

WBIR - May 10, 2023

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cold-blooded murder or impetuous suicide.

Those are the choices a Knox County jury has to ponder this week in the trial of 30-year-old John Bassett in the June 2021 killing of his ex-girlfriend Desheena Kyle, 26.

Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Rachel Hill told the panel Tuesday afternoon in her opening statement that Bassett was obsessed with the fact that she might be pregnant. He wanted her dead, so he shot her once in the head at close range, Hill said."

"Then, Bassett researched information on his phone about early pregnancies and what happens when someone suffers a gunshot wound to the head. In truth, Kyle was not pregnant, Hill said.

He also spent hours in Kyle's Knoxville apartment, cleaning up blood from various spots in the home and hiding two stained chairs in a location her family would never know. Finally, Hill told jurors, he wrapped her body in tape and garbage bags and hid her in a toolbox in crawlspace under an abandoned house -- his late great-grandmother's old home, in fact."
 

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