Sheriff: Human remains found after car fire in Carter County

The TBI has confirmed its involvement in a Carter County investigation where human remains were discovered.

A report from Sheriff Dexter Lunceford’s office said his officers responded to reports of a vehicle fire in the 200 block of Dry Branch Road in Elizabethton on Thursday night.

The agency said the fire had been extinguished before the deputies arrived and found a body inside. No names or motive has been released.

(IMAGE: Bristol Broadcasting Co News Archive)