SERIAL KILLER: Bible Belt Strangler
When three women are found murdered in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, investigators from each state are worried they may have a serial killer on their hands. And while the total number of victims is up in the air to this day, one fact remains the same: someone – or someones – got away with murder.
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Lisa Nichols, formerly known as the Crittenden County Jane Doe.
A map of the locations of all of the victims discussed thus far in the episode.
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21-year-old Tina Farmer, formerly known as the Campbell County Jane Doe, identified in 2018.
28-year-old Espy Black-Pilgrim, formerly known as the Knox County Jane Doe, identified in 2018.
17-year-old Elizabeth Lamotte, formerly known as the Greene County Jane Doe, identified in 2018.
Karen Knippers, discovered in 1981 in Missouri. She is not thought to be connected to the Bible Belt Strangler, but her case is still unsolved.
Dawn Clare Plonsky, formerly known as the Simpson County Jane Doe. Found in 2001 and identified in 2022.
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Elizabethton High School Bible Belt Strangler
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The deaths of Lisa Nichols, Michelle Inman, Elizabeth Lamotte, Lisa Atwell, Tracy Walker, Delia Trauernicht, Kim Mills, the Pulaski County, Roane County or Memphis Jane Does
If you have information on the deaths of Lisa Nichols, Michelle Inman, Elizabeth Lamotte, Lisa Atwell, Tracy Walker, Delia Trauernicht, Kim Mills, the Pulaski County, Roane County or Memphis Jane Does, please contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND (824-3463) or [email protected].
The death of Espy Black-Pilgrim
If you have information on the death of Espy Black-Pilgrim, please contact the Kentucky State Police at 606-573-3131 or [email protected].
The death of Donna Nelton
If you have information on the death of Donna Nelton, please contact Lt. Hunter Petray at [email protected], or the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at 479-271-1009.
The death of Priscilla Blevins
If you have information on the death of Priscilla Blevins, please contact the Licking County Sheriff’s Office at 740-670-5555 or [email protected], or submit an online tip form.
The death of Karen Knippers
If you have information on the death of Karen Knippers, please contact the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at 573-774-7948.
The identity of the DeSoto County Jane Doe
If you have information on the identity of the DeSoto County Jane Doe, please contact the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office at 662-429-TIPS (8477).
The identity of the Wetzel County Jane Doe
If you have information on the identity of the Wetzel County Jane Doe, please submit an anonymous online tip form.
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