Death of missing Bristol resident in Middle Tennessee ruled a homicide

The mother of a former Bristol resident says her daughter was shot and left for dead at a boyfriend’s house in Middle Tennessee.

Aleta Pierce says a private investigator who volunteered to follow the case smelled a decomposing body in Williamson County then police found the remains of 29-year-old Savannah Pierce, whose death has now been ruled a homicide.

According to news reports, Pierce’s body was found wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave in a wooded area with rocks placed on top of the body. Police are trying to determine how her body was transported to Williamson after her last known location in Maury County. The boyfriend, whose name was not released in the story, told officers that Pierce had taken off with another man prior to her disappearance.

Authorities have also confirmed two people of interest have been identified in the case and have been interviewed.

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