Murder case investigation

An apparent homicide, the first in at least seven years in Sevierville, is still under investigation by the Sevierville Police, with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department. Found dead of an apparent homicide early Tuesday morning on June 24 was 29-year-old Shane Bacon of Cocke County, TN, a co-owner of Monster Audio and Accessories, located at 1352 Dolly Parton Parkway in the Splendor Oaks Plaza strip mall. Sevierville Criminal Investigations Division detectives and TBI agents are currently conducting interviews and collecting information. The TBI mobile crime lab was sent to assist officers in processing the crime scene. Lab tests by the TBI are now being executed on evidence that has been collected at the scene. “It was an eerie feeling after we found out what had happened,” said Wanda Bradley with B&L Realty, a neighbor in the complex. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, Sevierville Police were contacted via a 911 call, made by a concerned acquaintance of the victim. Sevierville Police Officer Amy Siples met the concerned individual at the front of Monster Audio and Accessories, and reported that the building was locked, the lights were on and no one was visible within the store. Police were able to contact the owner of the mall complex, who came to the business and unlocked the door. Officer Siples found Bacon’s body in an office area in the back of the store. Sevierville CID Detective Doug Shanks is leading the investigation. Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation is requested to contact Detective Shanks at 453-5506.