Found Deceased TN - Bobby Smelcer, 52, Shelbyville, 21 Nov 2010

summer_breeze · Mar 27, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1684335.html

TBI enters search for Smelcer
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
By DAVID MELSON ~ dmelson@t-g.com

Detectives say they're unsure if foul play is involved in the disappearance of a Shelbyville man.

Bobby Smelcer, 52, of East Lane Trailer Park, was last seen at his home at approximately 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21, his sister, Karen Harris, said.

"He has not been seen or heard from since," Harris said. "We are very concerned and hope someone will come forward if they have seen Bobby or have any information as to his whereabouts."

summer_breeze · Mar 27, 2011

http://www.wsmv.com/news/27335996/detail.html

POSTED: 7:15 am CDT March 27, 2011
UPDATED: 8:50 am CDT March 27, 2011

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -- A family will resume their search for a missing Shelbyville man on Sunday.

summer_breeze · Apr 9, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1717097.html

Friday, April 8, 2011
By DAVID MELSON ~ dmelson@t-g.com

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Meanwhile, the family of Bobby Smelcer, who hasn't been seen since late November 2010, is continuing to organize ground and water searches across Bedford County.

summer_breeze · Apr 10, 2011

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Velen-Smelcer/140074886062488

summer_breeze · Apr 23, 2011

http://www.wkrn.com/story/14487079/...lic-aware-of-missing-man?clienttype=printable

Posted: Apr 20, 2011 11:10 PM EDT
By Christine Maddela, Reporter

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - Family members of a missing Shelbyville man are working to make sure the public stays aware their loved one is still missing despite months of searching.

summer_breeze · May 17, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1728200.html

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
By DAVID MELSON ~ dmelson@t-g.com

Investigators say they have no new clues in the whereabouts of two persons reported missing several months ago.

summer_breeze · May 28, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1728548.html

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Shelbyville Times-Gazette

A pistol was found Monday in a wooded area on East Depot Street, Shelbyville police said.

The Beretta .380 caliber gun was approximately 100 yards south of the street in a wooded area west of the VFW building by a man who told police he was searching for Bobby Smelcer, who has been missing since November.

summer_breeze · Jun 16, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1736815.html

Thursday, June 16, 2011
By TRACY SIMMONS

At the epicenter of missing persons cases are members of law enforcement.
From the initial report, to the days, months -- even years -- that follow, detectives with the Shelbyville police and the Bedford County sheriff's departments become the contact point for the families' questions -- and frustrations.

summer_breeze · Jun 18, 2011

The Charley Project

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/smelcer_bobby.html

summer_breeze · Jul 16, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1744665.html

Friday, July 15, 2011
By TRACY SIMMONS

Gov. Bill Haslam offered rewards Tuesday in three separate criminal cases involving Tennessee women, including a $10,000 reward in the case of Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook.

But the announcement was bittersweet for the families of two other missing persons from Shelbyville. Bobby Smelcer, 52, went missing last November. Antonio Taylor, 21, hasn't been seen since September 1999.

summer_breeze · Aug 16, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1753457.html

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
By TRACY SIMMONS ~ tsimmons@t-g.com

Earlier this year, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette organized a meeting of families of Shelbyville's three missing persons. After a series of articles profiling the families, they were invited to a luncheon.

summer_breeze · Aug 20, 2011

http://www.wsmv.com/story/15297529/massive-missing-people-search-planned-for-weekend

Posted: Aug 19, 2011 12:30 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 19, 2011 1:50 PM EDT
Posted by Holly Thompson

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The search begins at 7 a.m. at the Bedford County Agriculture Center at 2119 Midland Rd. in Shelbyville.

Everyone is invited to help in the all day search.

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed · Nov 11, 2011

Donated billboard keeps missing persons in view

A national organization has donated a billboard featuring photos of Shelbyville's Missing.

Installed near the 1200 block of Madison Street facing east, the photos of Bobby Smelcer, Antonio Taylor and Shelley Jones Mook remind drivers of the families who continue to search for their missing loved ones.

More: http://www.t-g.com/story/1783508.html

summer_breeze · Dec 30, 2011

http://www.t-g.com/story/1799582.html

Sunday, January 1, 2012
By JOHN I. CARNEY ~ jcarney@t-g.com

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The top story of the year was the plight of the three people collectively known as The Shelbyville Missing: Shelley Mook, Bobby Smelcer and Antonio Taylor.

summer_breeze · May 1, 2012

http://www.wkrn.com/story/18004993/skull-found-near-shelbyville-is-missing-mans

Posted: May 01, 2012 2:15 PM EDT

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -A human skull found last month on the banks of the Duck River has been identified as that of missing man Bobby Smelcer.

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Rest in Peace Mr. Smelcer

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed · Oct 5, 2013

'Never give up': Rally keeps hope for missing residents alive

The raindrops that began falling as balloons were released at a rally for Bedford County's missing persons Sunday seemed perfectly appropriate.

Tears from heaven, one might say.

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"We have to try to find any leads," Kristy Smelcer said. The skull of her brother, Bobby Smelcer, was found last spring in Duck River rest of Shelbyville. He had been reported missing from his home in November 2010. No other evidence has been found.

www.t-g.com/story/2009215.html

OkieGranny · Apr 27, 2016

http://www.t-g.com/story/2299443.html

Kristy Matheson is a perfect example of how to turn tragedy into hope. After her brother, Bobby Smelcer, went missing Nov. 21, 2010 and his partial skull was found on April 16, 2013, she decided to use her experience to move forward -- in a big way.

Matheson has not only earned a degree from ITT Technical Institute in criminology -- which includes criminal justice and forensics -- she is graduating with a 4.0 average...

She has already had job offers from law enforcement and investigation agencies... Matheson's heart, however, lies with her new foundation... The Holman Smelcer foundation will work with families with missing loved ones as well as work to bring awareness to laws concerning missing and unsolved cases in an effort to set more effective procedures in handling missing person cases.

imstilla.grandma · Apr 22, 2021

Shelbyville Missing
In an average year, two or three persons go missing in our state. That two are missing within four months of each other, three overall - and in a town the size of Shelbyville -- it becomes a statistical anomaly. This series of articles details the investigation and the frustration of the families with unanswered questions. Antonio Taylor, then 21, has been missing since Sept. 20, 1999. Bobby Smelcer, then 52, went missing Nov. 21, 2010. Shelley Mook, then 24, was last seen Feb. 28.bbm
Shelbyville Missing | Shelbyville Times-Gazette

TootsieFootsie · May 30, 2021

Questions remain after Shelbyville man's skull discovered along Duck River

More than a decade after his disappearance, the rest of Smelcer’s remains have never been found.

“It would be so good for our family to finally get justice for Bobby. I don’t even know how to put that in words. I have wanted that for so long, it would just mean the world to us,” Matheson said. “I hope this lays this on their heart of whoever’s listening to do the right thing.”

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