Cold Cases in Tennessee

ColdCaseIndex documents 6 cold cases in Tennessee, spanning 1979–2011. 5 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

6 Documented Cases
5 Still Unsolved
1979–2011 Year Range
2 Case Types

By Type

4 Missing Persons 2 Homicides

By Status

5 Unsolved 1 Conviction

All Tennessee Cases

Conviction 2011

Holly Bobo

Twenty-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo was abducted near her home in Darden, Tennessee. Her remains were found four years later. Zach Adams was convicted of her murder in 2017 and sentenced to three life terms. Two o

Darden Homicide Age 20
Unsolved 1996

Cayce Lynn McDaniel

Fourteen-year-old Cayce Lynn McDaniel disappeared from Milan, Tennessee in May 1996. She was last seen near her home. Despite years of investigation and FBI involvement, she has never been found and no one has been charg

Milan Missing Person Age 14
Unsolved 1996

Robin Carver

Twenty-two-year-old Robin Carver disappeared from Nashville, Tennessee in March 1996. She was last seen leaving work. Despite investigation, she was never found. Her case remains in Davidson County cold case files.

Nashville Missing Person Age 22
Unsolved 1987

Connie Foster

Twenty-six-year-old Connie Foster disappeared from Memphis, Tennessee in April 1987. Despite investigation, she was never found. Her case remains open with Memphis Police.

Memphis Missing Person Age 26
Unsolved 1985

Nancy Leichner

Twenty-year-old Nancy Leichner disappeared from Nashville, Tennessee in July 1985. She was a student at Vanderbilt University. Despite investigation, she was never found. Her case remains in Tennessee Bureau of Investiga

Nashville Missing Person Age 20
Unsolved 1979

Brenda Casey

Twenty-four-year-old Brenda Casey was found murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee in October 1979. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Knox County cold case files.

Knoxville Homicide Age 24