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Catherine Palmer

Case from Powell, TN dated Mar 13, 2023

Victim Details

Catherine Palmer

Female

White / Caucasian

Powell

TN

2023-03-13

64

Catherine

Palmer

06/30/2026

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Catherine “Cathy” Merrell Palmer, a 64-year-old woman from Powell, Tennessee, died on March 13, 2023, in what was later determined to be a murder-suicide. Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office discovered her body, alongside that of her 73-year-old husband, Sammie Ray Palmer, at their home on Chambord Way after being called to perform a welfare check. Both individuals were employees of Knox County, with Cathy working in the Property Assessor's Office and Sammie employed by the Sherif ...
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  • wbir.com: KCSO releases names of couple in suspected Powell murder-suicide
  • Cathy Merrell Palmer Obituary - Knoxville News Sentinel
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