Erika Megan Sharpton
Early Monday morning preliminary reports indicated that a motorist noticed a grass fire on Awalt Road in Franklin County, and when they turned around to confirm what they thought was just a grass fire ,the motorist discovered a partially burned corpse.
An agent from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) along investigators from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were busy Monday searching for clues in the death of a woman whose body was found on Awalt Road in Franklin County. Tullahoma Police later joined the investigation. Investigators arrived and started the task of collecting evidence at the scene and attempting to identify the woman. Tullahoma Investigator Jason Kennedy joined TBI agent Larry B. Davis and investigators from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in searching an apartment on East Lauderdale Street in Tullahoma where the woman lived. Around mid morning Monday, investigators asked area police to be on the lookout for the woman’s missing red 1995 Ford Mustang. The car was located in Bedford County on Three Forks Road. Investigators searched the vehicle for clues in connection with the woman’s death.
Today (July the 3rd) the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the body. The female was identified as Erika Megan Sharpton. The case involving Ms. Sharpton has been ruled a homicide, and anyone having any information regarding this matter is asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-962-0123 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND. Any information or assistance will be greatly appreciated.
