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Do you know who killed Terry Lynn Kirkland in 1984?
On April 13, 1984, 23-year-old Terry Lynn Kirkland was found beaten and stabbed to death in a park in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her body was discovered by a young child playing in Buck Toms Park, an event that shook the local community. Kirkland had been left at the scene after a violent attack, and the investigation initially struggled to identify a suspect, leaving her family without answers for decades.
The case remained cold for many years, but a breakthrough came in 2023 when the newly ...Read More
On April 13, 1984, 23-year-old Terry Lynn Kirkland was found beaten and stabbed to death in a park in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her body was discovered by a young child playing in Buck Toms Park, an event that shook the local community. Kirkland had been left at the scene after a violent attack, and the investigation initially struggled to identify a suspect, leaving her family without answers for decades.
The case remained cold for many years, but a breakthrough came in 2023 when the newly ...Read More
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Terry Kirkland
November 21, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Knoxville
TN
1984-04-13
23
Terry
Kirkland
Primary Suspect Deceased
11/08/2025
Area Body Found:
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I've been following the Terry Lynn Kirkland case ever since it was picked up again in 2023, and I ca... ...Read More
02/06/2024
02/06/2024
I've been reflecting on how the news about Terry Lynn Kirkland's case must have impacted the communi... ...Read More
02/14/2023
02/14/2023
