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Mother Pleads for Arrest of Daughter

1,244 views · Published 17 September 2012 · 2:49 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By: Drew Bollea  A mother is pleading with law enforcement to catch her daughter's killer before someone else gets hurt.The murder of Megan Sharpton, 25, happened in Franklin County on July 2nd. It has left her family devastated and on edge, knowing her killer is still out there.Kelly Sharpton traveled to Chattanooga from Tullahoma to see, for the first time, her son play college football. Will Sharpton is a Freshman long snapper for the Mocs. His mother said he is working through the grieving process and has come home several times to be with family members. Kelly Sharpton has been haunted by the constant nightmare of reality for the past two months."I wake up in the morning with the horrible realization that my daughter is dead," said Kelly Sharpton, "and she's never coming back."Investigators say Megan Sharpton was meticulously murdered on July 2nd after she was lured to a home. She was raped several times and beaten. Her body was found burning on the side of a road in Franklin County. Thoughts of Megan are still fresh with Kelly Sharpton. "I wish Megan was here with me."District Attorney Michael Taylor is overseeing the case."The investigation is continuing and hopefully we will have a successful outcome in the near future," said Taylor.While a murderer walks free, Kelly Sharpton's family is left with a gaping hole. Megan was the one who watched over her younger siblings. "He (Will Sharpton) really valued her and went to her for his advice and needs," said Kelly Sharpton, " and he's been devastated."Sadness and grief have overcome the mother of four, who promised to support her children through college. Meghan would be graduating from nursing school on Cctober 26th."I'll have to accept her diploma for her and that will be joyous but will break my heart," said Kelly Sharpton with tears in her eyes, " because it should be her."As Sharpton's son stands on the Chattanooga sideline living out his dream of playing college football, the thoughts of her daughters life being stolen are hard to suppress."I fall asleep and I dream about her and she is always gone and never coming back."Kelly Sharpton says she knows who the killer is. She said other family members have encountered the person of interest and that man has made threats to their family. The Sharpton's are pleading for Taylor to speed up the process and make an arrest in the case.Taylor says they are awaiting lab results on various pieces of evidence before making an arrest.If you have any information on this case, call the Franklin County sheriff's department at (931) 976-2331 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-LOST.

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