TBI identifies 4 bodies found after suspected murder-suicide in Campbell Co.

The family had not been heard from in a week after the father died from natural causes prompting a welfare check from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, according to officials.

The family had not been heard from in a week after the father died from natural causes prompting a welfare check from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

By Kelly Ann Krueger

Published: Aug. 3, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM EDT

LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A welfare check led to the discovery of four bodies in a LaFollette home on Log Home Lane on Aug. 3, according to a spokesman with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

The family had not been heard from in a week after the father died from natural causes, according to officials.

“Once at the home, Deputies were unable to make contact with anyone inside of the residence, but all of the family vehicles were in the driveway,” the spokesman said. “Deputies then made forcible entry into the residence, where they found four individuals deceased - the result of an apparent murder-suicide.”

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents identified the individuals as Daisy Irene Brown, 55, Michelle Kara Brown, 27, Jonathan Ian Brown, 19, and John Matthew Brown, 29.

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the TBI.

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