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In the early morning hours of July 15, 2015, the quiet of a Knoxville, Tennessee neighborhood was shattered by a discovery that would leave a family grieving and a community searching for answers. John Howard Lott, a 26-year-old male, was found lifeless on the front porch of his James Avenue residence. A neighbor, seeing him lying unresponsive in the doorway, made the call to authorities at approximately 7:18 a.m.

When Knoxville police officers arrived at the scene, they found that Lott h ...Read More

Victim Details

John Howard Lott

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2015-07-15

26

John

Lott

04/21/2026