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STAFF REPORTS
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help to solve a Roane County homicide case.
Family members discovered Russel C. Blevins shot to death in his home on Hart Orchard Road on Aug. 12.
He was a World War II veteran.
Blevins, 85, was shot multiple times, according to the TBI.
His family is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the murder.
“Investigators believe firearms are missing from Blevins’ residence, including an M-1 30 (caliber) Carbine rifle,” the TBI said in a press release.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Roane County Sheriff’s Office at 376-5582 or the TBI at 1-800-824-3463.
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