Middle Tennessee Mysteries is dedicated to shining a light on cold cases, unsolved murders and missing people in Tennessee.

Deborah Bess

Rutherford County: Deborah Bess

Dec 03, 2018 at 10:02 am by Michelle Willard

On the evening of Aug. 19, 1986, Rutherford County deputies arrived at the home of Deborah Sherfield Bess to find her laying in a pool of blood with a gun in her hand. On the.... Read More
Elbert Williams

Haywood County: Elbert Williams

Nov 26, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

The first causality in the battle for Civil Rights fell in 1940 in Brownsville, Tennessee. Nearly 80 years later, his death is still unsolved. At the time of Elbert Williams'.... Read More
Brandee Thomerson

Sumner County: Brandee Thomerson

Nov 20, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

When Brandee Jan Thomerson wasn't at home on Valentine's Day 2003, her husband wasn't too worried. She had a history of mental illness and drug abuse. She had disappeared bef.... Read More
Diana Nix

Montgomery County: Diana Nix

Nov 12, 2018 at 11:15 am by Michelle Willard

From the moment Diana Nix was reported missing, her father Gerald knew something bad had happened to his 24-year-old daughter. "I feel like it's just a matter of time before.... Read More
Terry Sullivan

White County: Terry Sullivan

Nov 05, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

After the shooting death of Terry Sullivan in 2009, the mystery surrounding it became one of White County's most high-profile investigations and notorious cold cases.... Read More
Ashley Brown

Davidson County: Ashley Brown

Oct 29, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Ashley Brown stepped outside to have a cigarette around 4:30 in the morning Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. She was never seen alive again. The 27-year-old surgical technician was a.... Read More
Vickie Bertram

Overton County: Vickie Bertram

Oct 22, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Former Overton County Sheriff Terry Mitchell said it best back in 1976: "We may never really know for sure" about what happened to Vickie Robin Bertram. Vickie, a 16-year-old.... Read More
Ronnie and Linda Clark

Marshall County: Ronnie and Linda Clark

Oct 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

What are the chances that a child loses not one but both parents to separate unconnected murders? The chances are probably slim, but that's exactly what happened to one.... Read More
Antonio Taylor

Bedford County: Antonio Taylor

Oct 08, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Antonio Taylor's family speaks of him in the past tense now. It's been 20 years since he disappeared from Bedford County, and they've accepted the probability that he isn't co.... Read More
Shauna Fryar & Zaylee Fryar

Robertson County: Shauna & Zaylee Fryar

Sep 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Those who knew Shauna Fryar agree she lived a troubled life with a long history of abusing drugs and with abusive men. They also agree she would never kill her child. That's.... Read More