Sheriff’s Office Identifies Victims in Claiborne County Double Homicide

Two men were found dead at the old Kopper Glo Mine Friday morning, according to Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks. (Courtesy: CCSO Facebook)

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Victims in Claiborne County Double Homicide

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) Two men at the center of a double homicide investigation in Claiborne County are identified.

Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say 46-year-old Nathan Hamblin and 51-year-old Robert Hatfield were found dead around 2:00 a.m. Friday at the old Kopper Glo Mine in the Clairfield community.

CCSO says the men were found by family members and had been missing since Monday; according to authorities, they had been scrapping in the area.

The bodies were taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center.

Anyone with information that might aid in the investigation is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 423-626-3385.

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Sheriff’s Office Identifies Victims in Claiborne County Double Homicide

Two men were found dead at the old Kopper Glo Mine Friday morning, according to Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks. (Courtesy: CCSO Facebook)

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Victims in Claiborne County Double Homicide

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) Two men at the center of a double homicide investigation in Claiborne County are identified.

Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say 46-year-old Nathan Hamblin and 51-year-old Robert Hatfield were found dead around 2:00 a.m. Friday at the old Kopper Glo Mine in the Clairfield community.

CCSO says the men were found by family members and had been missing since Monday; according to authorities, they had been scrapping in the area.

The bodies were taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center.

Anyone with information that might aid in the investigation is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 423-626-3385.