Joe Thomas Jones III, sometimes referred to by the nickname Shoney’s, was killed on August 17, 1997, in the Walter P. Taylor Homes area of Knoxville. Authorities have not publicly released the specific details of how he died.

The Knoxville Police Department lists the death as a homicide and the investigation remains open. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Memorials left for Jones indicate he is remembered by family and the community.

Are there readers who knew Joe, his routines, or who remember events in the Walter P. Taylor Homes around August 1997 and can share information with Knoxville police?