KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department asked for the public’s help locating the next-of-kin for a man who died at an apartment on Whittle Springs Road in mid-January.
Police shared that they were searching for the family of Randy Price, 61, on Feb. 9. He died of natural causes at the Whittle Springs Road apartment. KPD said detectives exhausted all efforts to find Price’s next-of-kin and notify them of his passing. Price is known to have lived in the Memphis area previously.
Anyone who had information that could assist detectives was asked to call 865-215-7285.
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