Children first to discover skeleton behind S. Knoxville apartments, neighbors say
Brittany Crocker , USA TODAY NETWORK ? Tennessee Published 10:49 p.m. ET July 15, 2017 | Updated 8:51 a.m. ET July 16, 2017
... Joiner said residents began reporting a foul odor coming from the wood line about a month and a half ago after heavy rainstorms had swept through the area.
"That's when it started getting bad," he said. "Several people told the police it smelled like something was dead back there, but evidently no one checked it out because these kids ran across a body today."...
Brittany Crocker , USA TODAY NETWORK ? Tennessee Published 10:49 p.m. ET July 15, 2017 | Updated 8:51 a.m. ET July 16, 2017
... Joiner said residents began reporting a foul odor coming from the wood line about a month and a half ago after heavy rainstorms had swept through the area.
"That's when it started getting bad," he said. "Several people told the police it smelled like something was dead back there, but evidently no one checked it out because these kids ran across a body today."...