TWO FROM ROANE COUNTY INDICTED BY GRAND JURY FOR MURDER
A Roane County grand jury indicted two from Harriman on murder charges. The indictment states 48-year-old Christopher Lee Kennedy and 48-year-old Evelyn D. Kennedy of Emory Heights Road are each charged with murder and aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult. Both stand accused of the death of 72-year-old Betty E. Cruze earlier this year. Authorities say Cruze died from starvation and was severely malnourished. Evelyn Kennedy is Betty Crews’ daughter. The Kennedy’s were booked into the Roane County jail around 2 a.m. this morning. They both are scheduled for arraignment in Roane County Criminal Court on October 28, 2019.