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Do you know who murdered Eleanor Porter in 1979?
Eleanor Porter was killed on April 2, 1979, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her death remains unsolved, and the details of the homicide indicate that the crime occurred under circumstances that have not yet been fully clarified by investigators. Despite ongoing efforts by local law enforcement, there has been no progress in bringing the perpetrator to justice. Porter's case is one of several cold cases from Knoxville during that time period, highlighting the challenges that law enforcement faced in gat ...Read More
Eleanor Porter was killed on April 2, 1979, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her death remains unsolved, and the details of the homicide indicate that the crime occurred under circumstances that have not yet been fully clarified by investigators. Despite ongoing efforts by local law enforcement, there has been no progress in bringing the perpetrator to justice. Porter's case is one of several cold cases from Knoxville during that time period, highlighting the challenges that law enforcement faced in gat ...Read More
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Eleanor Porter
November 21, 2022
Female
Unknown
Knoxville
TN
1979-04-02
Eleanor
Porter
11/06/2025
1
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