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The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:41 PM

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Knoxville Man Charged With First Degree Murder In Death Of Woman Whose Remains Found in December 2017

The Knoxville Police Department charged a 52-year-old man with first degree murder in the death of Nakisha Scott, a woman who went missing in May 2017 and whose remains were discovered in December 2017.

Police have charged 52-year-old Michael Anthony Keck with first degree murder in the death of Nakisha Scott.

According to police, Scott was reported missing in May 2017 and was last seen walking to her estranged husband's home on May 28.

On December 2, the Campbell County Sheriff's Office investigated the discovery of human remains in the Speedwell community. They were transported to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center and were determined to be Scott's.

Keck is being held on a $500,000 bond.

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