A woman whose remains were found in 1987 has been identified as a result of a partnership between the Roane County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative. On August 29, 1987, the body of a woman was found beside a garbage dumpster in the 2600 block of Highway 58 in Kingston. She had been burned after she died. Investigators could not identify her and she was classified as a Jane Doe. This past April, a sample of her remains was sent to a private lab for forensic genetic genealogical DNA testing. She has been identified as Betty Lou Wisley, originally of Clinton, Missouri. Wisley was living in or near the Knox County area at the time of her death at age 51. Anyone with information about individuals she may have been with before her death is asked to contact the Roane County Sheriff’s Office at 865-717-4722. (Photo submitted by TBI)
