MARYVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE ) — Law enforcement officials spoke Wednesday morning at the Maryville Municipal Building regarding a decades-old cold case.
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According to Chief Tony J. Crisp, an arrest has been made in the January 1985 murder of Billy Wayne Herron , who was found dead in a residence at the 27 Shady Acres Trailer Park in Maryville, having suffered multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma.
Crisp named the murder suspect during Wednesday’s press conference as 62-year-old Roger Oody , who is currently serving time with the Tennessee Department of Correction for a separate homicide that occurred in Monroe County in 1987.
“This development marks a significant step towards justice for the victim and his family,” Crisp said.
The case involves a murder that happened more than 39 years ago, according to Maryville Police, and Chief Tony J. Crisp along with District Attorney General Ryan Desmond, Fifth Judicial, who shared the leads investigators have to date.