Investigation Continues Into Female Murder

TBI agents and Coffee County investigators are looking for leads to explain what happened to a 51-year-old woman whose partially burned body was found in an old rock quarry March 9. Investigators are puzzled about who would want to hurt Connie Lou Brown. She had a few run-ins with law enforcement over the years, but nothing serious or violent, according to investigators. Preliminary autopsy results show Brown was killed by a single gunshot to the chest. Her body was found in the area of an old rock quarry dubbed the “Summitville caves.” Warren County Sheriff Jackie Matheny said Brown had a few friends in the area, one of whom had relatively frequent contact with her. Matheny said that friend reported Brown missing after not hearing from her for a week to 10 days. The friend had spoken with Brown by phone but had not seen her recently, the sheriff said. Brown did not have a permanent address.