206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case?
Margaret Swearengen, a 65-year-old woman from Memphis, Tennessee, tragically passed away on February 17, 2017. She was found inside her residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Her husband, Thomas Swearengen, aged 57, was also found at the scene with a single gunshot wound. The incident was determined to be a murder-suicide.
Margaret Swearengen was a talented artist known for painting rocks and leaving them around the city for people to find. Her death was part of a concerning spike in dea ...Read More
Margaret Swearengen was a talented artist known for painting rocks and leaving them around the city for people to find. Her death was part of a concerning spike in dea ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (4)
See any mistakes?Victim Details
Margaret Swearengen
Female
White / Caucasian
Memphis
TN
2017-02-19
65
Margaret
Swearengen
11/05/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone here ever come across one of Margaret Swearengen's painted rocks in Memphis before the tr... ...Read More
07/13/2023
07/13/2023
Hey everyone,
I've been thinking a lot about Margaret Swearengen's case from back in 2017. It's b... ...Read More
05/26/2023
I've been thinking a lot about Margaret Swearengen's case from back in 2017. It's b... ...Read More
05/26/2023
I've been thinking a lot about the beautiful rocks Margaret Swearengen used to paint and leave aroun... ...Read More
03/28/2023
03/28/2023
