Jerry Odell Hensley, 57, was found beaten to death under a bridge on Middlebrook Pike near Alcoa Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee. His body was discovered on February 26, 2002, and the death was ruled a homicide.

The initial investigation produced few leads and the case went cold. The Knoxville Police Department lists Hensley’s murder as unsolved, and there have been no arrests or publicly identified suspects. Local media have periodically mentioned the case when recounting unsolved homicides in the area, but no breakthrough has been reported.

Anyone who remembers seeing something on or near Middlebrook Pike around February 26, 2002, or who has information related to Hensley’s death is asked to contact the Knoxville Police Department.