Cookeville, TN Area Cold Cases

Name
Dennis MangrumAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
On september 21, 2004, dennis mangrum was found murdered and burned to death in a travel trailer at 465 silvers road in chatsworth, georgia.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Walter CropperAge
20Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Cropper's body was found partially decomposed near adairsville. He had been shot in the chest. He was last seen in prestonsburg, kentucky, walking near the jobs corps center on september 20, 1992.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Johnny JenkinsAge
45Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Jenkins was shot in a drive-by while traveling north on highway 41. His vehicle struck a tree. Investigators suspect the shooting was a planned attack related to business dealings.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Walter CropperAge
20Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
The gbi, adairsville police department and bartow county sheriff's office are seeking information on the murder of a 20 year old federal jobs corps trainee whose body was found near adairsville on october 6, 1992. The victim, walter j. Cropper, was last seen sunday, september 20, 1992 at 1:00 pm in prestonsburg, kentucky. He was seen walking down the road in front of the jobs corps center in prestonsburg. He was to graduate from the jobs corps the next week and return to his home in panama city, florida. On thursday, october 6, 1992, cropper's partially decomposed body was discovered 20 feet from martin luther king, jr., drive which is located about a mile from the intersection of I-75 & highway 140 in adairsville. He had been shot in the chest. Investigators do not believe he was killed at this location. They also think his death occurred the day he disappeared from kentucky - sunday, september 20, 1992. Cropper may have been riding in a 1992 red ford probe. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips. Hgt: 5' 8" wgt: 133 lbs. Hair: sandy eyes: blueAgency
Adairsville Police Department
Name
Orlando Green JrAge
21Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
08/23/2004; Found shot and burned in woods near the corner of Wright Street and Mitchell Street.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Robert KirbyAge
34Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
10/10/2004; Found in the Holston River near 208 George Bounds Road.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Dewayne HarrisAge
32Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
06/04/2003; Found shot in his home at 3905 Alma Avenue.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Brandon Chesney SrAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
09/14/2003; Found in front of the Malibu Club at 2514 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Jerry HensleyAge
57Cause of Death
BeatenInfo
02/22/2002; Found beaten to death under a bridge on Middlebrook Pike near Hwy. 129Agency
Knoxville
Name
Raymond WombleAge
20Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
04/30/2001; Shot on Burge AvenueAgency
Knoxville
Name
Hubert YarbroughAge
38Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
01/22/2000; Killed in a drive-by shooting near 265 McConnell Street.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Duane MccowanAge
24Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
03/09/2000; Found shot in Walter P. Taylor Homes.Agency
Knoxville
Name
David WyattAge
47Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
05/07/2000; Shot during a gun battle behind the Pilot Convenience Store at 3004 E. Magnolia Avenue.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Paul BonneyAge
Cause of Death
BeatenInfo
08/03/1999; Found beaten to death in a homeless camp behind 3223 Chapman Hwy.Agency
Knoxville