When a trio of men enter Cherokee National Forest but only two come out, law enforcement works fast to figure out what exactly happened that left so much bloodshed on the riverbanks.
Justin Click (Source) Ronnie Sisk
Ronnie Sisk and Justin Click (Source) Ronnie Sisk
Charles Kile (Source) Knox News
Stephen Chrisman Jr. (Source) Tennessee Department of Corrections
Tellico River Image (Photo Source) Tennessee River Valley Geotourism
Tellico River Map (Photo Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Park Predators interview with Doug Brannon, retired Monroe County Sheriff’s Detective. By Delia D’Ambra.
- Monroe County Sheriff’s Office: Incident Report. June 26, 2012. Requested and received from Captain Conway Mason via public records request on September 19, 2024. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- Knox News: DA: Men knew each other but reason for teen’s killing still unclear. By Don Jacobs.
- Local 3 News: TBI Charges two in fatal shooting of teen in Cherokee National Forest. By staff.
- Knoxville News Sentinel: TBI: Teen victim shot to death; alcohol, swimming involved. By Don Jacobs.
- The Associated Press via The Jackson Sun: Body of young man is found in forest. By staff via newspapers.com.
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Two charged with shooting teen in Cherokee National Forest. By Tim Omarzu.
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Stephen Labron Chrisman Jr. and Charles Allen Kile Affidavits of Complaint. Filed June 27, 2012 and July 5, 2012. Received via public record request October 1, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- The Monroe County Buzz: Homicide Charge Dismissed New Charges Against Kile. By staff. (1)
- The Monroe County Buzz: Homicide Charge Dismissed New Charges Against Kile. By staff. (2)
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Stephen Labron Chrisman Jr. and Charles Allen Kile Preliminary Hearing Transcript. July 11, 2012. Received via public record request October 1, 2024. (64-page PDF) Hard copy only. No direct link.
- The Monroe County Buzz: Trial Date Set for River Murder Case. By staff. (1)
- The Monroe County Buzz: Trial Date Set for River Murder Case. By staff. (2)
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Stephen Labron Chrisman Jr. and Charles Allen Kile Indictments. Filed August 1, 2012. Received via public record request September 18, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Charles Allen Kile Arraignment. Filed August 20, 2012. Received via public record request September 18, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- The Monroe County Buzz: Eight Homicide Suspects Appear in Court. By staff. (1)
- The Monroe County Buzz: Eight Homicide Suspects Appear in Court. By staff. (2)
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Charles Allen Kile Guilty Plea. Filed April 21, 2014. Received via public record request September 18, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- Tennessee Tenth Judicial District: Stephen Labron Chrisman Jr. Guilty Plea. Filed April 21, 2014. Received via public record request September 18, 2024. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- TN Department of Correction: Steven Chrisman Jr. Inmate Profiles
- TN Department of Correction: Charles Kile Inmate Profiles
- Find A Grave: Justin Click Obituary.
- Town of Vonore (Tourist Website), by Staff.
- Park Predators phone interview with Ronnie Sisk, Justin’s mother. By Delia D’Ambra. Conducted and archived January 22, 2025.