On a tragic day in March of 2014, the life of 20-year-old Edith Neeley was cut short in her Kingsport, Tennessee home. A graduate of Sullivan South High School and a former member of the Air Force Junior Reserves Officer Training Core, she was a young woman with a future that was taken from her. On March 14th, a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal shooting, leaving Edith dead at the scene.
Her husband, Ricky Neeley, was also involved in the incident and was transported to a local medical center in critical condition. The event sent shockwaves through the community, leaving friends and family to mourn the sudden and violent loss of a mother, daughter, and sister. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into the shooting, working to piece together the events that led to the tragedy.
The investigation into Edith's death did not result in any arrests or murder charges. In a sad turn of events, Ricky Neeley succumbed to his injuries and passed away four days later on March 18, 2014. The deaths of both Edith and Ricky Neeley were a somber conclusion to a domestic tragedy, leaving their two children without their parents. While the official investigation did not lead to a trial, the sequence of events strongly points to a murder-suicide. The community was left to remember Edith as a passionate and dedicated young woman whose life was tragically cut short.
