Two suspects charged with murder in 2003 Tenn. cold case
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. -- An East Tennessee sheriff says two people have been charged with murder and robbery in a nearly 13-year-old cold case.
Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin said in a press release that 53-year-old Johnny R. Kirk and 43-year-old Carmen M. Kirk, both of Morristown, are charged with first-degree murder, felony murder and robbery in the death of Mickey Michelle Moore.
Moore was found dead in the driveway of her Morristown home in March 2003. She died of blunt force trauma.
According to the sheriff's statement, the suspects were arrested after authorities received new information in the case.
Deputies say that the suspects had been friends of Moore and knew her routine, according to CBS affiliate WVLT. Investigators reportedly believe the two had been waiting for her to come home and wanted to steal the victim's medication and car.
Moore's car was found two miles away from the crime scene, according to the station.
The Kirks are each being held on $250,000 bond and are scheduled for arraignment on Friday.