Bledsoe County slaying victims Billie Sue Blaylock, left, and Elizabeth Brown, who are sisters, were found shot to death at their home north of Pikeville on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of the Bledsonian BannerA murder investigation is a relatively rare thing in Bledsoe County.
But in less than a month, Bledsoe authorities have launched probes into a double slaying and a fire that could become a homicide investigation if there is evidence of foul play, investigators say.
The Bledsoe County community is reeling from Tuesday’s tragic discovery of sisters Elizabeth Brown, 82, and Billie Sue Blaylock, 79, shot dead at their home on Mill Dam Road. They were found by a family member.
Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Ricky Seals said Wednesday that because of the nature of the information, he couldn’t talk about preliminary results from autopsies conducted on the sisters Wednesday morning in Nashville.
“We’re heading back to the scene right now,” Seals said Wednesday afternoon. “We obtained some stuff from the autopsy, but there’s nothing I can say publicly.”