When a man vanishes on Christmas Day in 2015, his family’s alarm bells go off, and authorities launch an investigation that reveals a web of violence and a grisly scene in Cherokee National Forest.
Christopher West (Source) Robert and Melissa Reese
Christopher West (Source) Robert and Melissa Reese
Tim McEachern (Source) TN Department of Correction: Tim McEachern Inmate Profile
Krystal Lane (Source) TN Department of Correction: Krystal Lane Inmate Profile
Amanda LaForce (Source) TN Department of Correction: Amanda LaForce Inmate Profile
Cherokee National Forest Image (Source) Visit Monroe Tennessee
Cherokee National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Kingsport Police Department Incident Reports. Obtained via public records request. (10-page PDF) September 23, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- Kingsport Police Department Incident Reports. Obtained via public records request. (3-page PDF) September 23, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- Kingsport Police Department Incident Reports. Obtained via public records request. (10-page PDF) September 23, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- Kingsport Police Department Christopher West criminal history. Obtained via public records request. (1-page PDF) September 23, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- 6 News: Body found in Cherokee National Forest. By Annie Culver.
- Kingsport Police Department News Release: Remains of Missing Kingsport man located in Greene County. By staff.
- WJHL News Channell 11: Remains of missing Kingsport man found in Greene County. By Fadell Pitts.
- WBIR 10 News: Trio charged in Christmas Day murder of Kingsport man. By staff.
- The Kingsport Times-News via The Knoxville News Sentinel: 3 charged with killing man, burning his body in forest. By staff.
- Hawkins County Criminal Circuit Court: State of Tennessee v. Amanda Laforce, Krystal Lane, Timothy McEachern. Indictments. April 18, 2016. Received May 31, 2024 via public records request. No direct link.
- Kingsport Police Department News Release: Trio Indicted in 2015 Murder Conspiracy. By staff.
- WBIR 10 News: Trio charged in Christmas Day murder appear in court. By staff.
- Times News: A preview of hell: two of three defendants in 2015 Christmas Day murder plea guilty. By Jeff Bobo.
- Hawkins County Criminal Circuit Court: State of Tennessee v. Amanda Laforce, Krystal Lane, Timothy McEachern. Statement of Evidence. Filed September 7, 2017. Received May 31, 2024 via public records request. No direct link.
- TN Department of Correction: Tim McEachern Inmate Profile
- TN Department of Correction: Amanda LaForce Inmate Profile
- TN Department of Correction: Krystal Lane Inmate Profile
- WJHL 11 News: Grieving family speaks out after charges filed in Kingsport murder, by Kristen Quon.
- Robert and Melissa Reese Phone Interview. By Delia D’Ambra. January 13th, 2025.