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UPDATE: Murder Suspect Commits Suicide

1,178 views · Published 21 May 2013 · 2:34 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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by Alyssa Spirato We now know the identity of the murder victim found in a Soddy-Daisy home.Authorities say Tammy Releford's body was found Sunday afternoon on Lovell Rd.Police say Terry Releford shot and killed himself in his Budget Inn motel room while in negotiations with officers Monday.Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond says Releford took his own life, instead of facing justice. While police tried negotiating Releford out of this motel room, that's when police say he shot himself in the head.It would appear at this point the weapon that was used as part of the original crime was the weapon that he took his life with. We won't confirm that till after the full investigation, says Hammond.Police began searching for Releford after a woman was found dead in her home. While police wouldn't confirm her identity, they did say she was in her 30s. But public records points out Releford lived at the same home as Tammy Hale. Sheriff Hammond says two female juveniles also were living at the home at the time. One of them was able to escape and get help. Police still haven't confirmed whether the female victim was pregnant.The only thing we can confirm at this time is the suspect was living at the residence, there were two young females living at the residence that were not his children. The individual was married to the victim. We are trying to establish at this point if the victim was pregnant and at what stage, says Hammond.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lists Releford as a sex offender. According to court records Releford faced a number of charges dating back to 1998. Seven to be exact. All ranging from aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping and conspiracy to commit first degree murder.Junne Jewell had no idea the person staying three doors down was wanted as a person of interest in a woman's death 40 miles away.I was outside reading and he came by. I asked him where he was headed, and he said down to Atlanta. It was pouring rain so he was just walking around. He moved his truck from one side to the other and it was just very continual, says Jewell.Jewell says she heard police trying to coax Releford out of his hotel room early Monday morning.They were just begging him to come out of the room and said nobody wanted to hurt him. And that if he would come out, they just wanted to talk to him. We were done in the lobby before anything took place, says Jewell.Down the hallway, you'll find a room with shattered glass. Take a look inside and you'll find lampshades tilted on their side and a mattress pushed up against the window.

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