TN TN - Terry Kirkland 23, Knoxville, 13 april 1984

[Moonwalker9]

Knoxville Police Dept. forms homicide unit, closes 1984 murder case

A 1984 unsolved murder case was closed by a Knoxville Police unit that started in February, the police department said in a release.

www.wate.com

On April 13, 1984, 23 year old Terry Lynn Kirkland was found beaten and stabbed to death near a Knoxville, TN park. Her case remains unsolved. She was found at Patsy Avenue & Buck Toms Park.

According to a youtube video they have a suspect but they need more information to prosecure the suspect.

 

[Fede]

They think the murder is solved. Unfortunately, the suspect died in 2021

Knoxville Police Dept. forms homicide unit, closes 1984 murder case

A 1984 unsolved murder case was closed by a Knoxville Police unit that started in February, the police department said in a release.

www.wate.com

 

[Caring1]

Mar. 17, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - After just one month, a new unit with the Knoxville Police Department solved a murder case from 1984, according to officials with the department.

New KPD unit solves cold case after 39 years

A new unit with the Knoxville Police Department solved a murder case from 1984.

www.wvlt.tv

 

[imstilla.grandma]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - After just one month, a new unit with the Knoxville Police Department solved a murder case from 1984, according to officials with the department.

Terry Lynn Kirkland was found beaten and stabbed to death in April of 1984.

Investigators with the new unit identified a suspect, who died in 2021. After the case findings were passed along to the District Attorney General’s Office, they determined there was enough evidence to prosecute the suspect and closed the case due to the death of the suspect.

“I appreciate Deputy Chief Coker and Captain Morrow for their forward-thinking and championing this initiative,” KPD Chief Paul Noel. “With nearly 70 percent of our murder cases in 2023 effectively solved and the closure of a nearly 40-year-old unsolved case, the Homicide Unit has done an exceptional job of identifying suspects and working towards justice for victims and their families.”

New KPD unit solves cold case after 39 years

A new unit with the Knoxville Police Department solved a murder case from 1984.

www.wvlt.tv

 

[MajorHoople]

They think the murder is solved. Unfortunately, the suspect died in 2021

Knoxville Police Dept. forms homicide unit, closes 1984 murder case

A 1984 unsolved murder case was closed by a Knoxville Police unit that started in February, the police department said in a release.

www.wate.com

That's good news. I hope the police department will release the suspects name. Here's a video that was aired by a local TV news department about four years ago:

Appalachian Unsolved: Terry Lynn Kirkland's murder in the park

WBIR - Jul 6, 2018

 

[Moonwalker9]

This is really great news, waiting for the name of the suspect to be made public. We'll see if he was someone that she knew as I predicted. Guess DNA was involved here.