Juan Carlos Diaz Perez (Courtesy: KPD)

Case of Man Accused in Grisly Slaying of Girlfriend Heads to Grand Jury

Posted on December 11, 2024

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) New details revealed in court Wednesday in the murder of an 18-year-old in Knoxville.

Juan Carlos Diaz Perez is charged in the murder of his girlfriend Suceli Perez back in July. Her body was found in a truck bed in Oak Ridge, a day after KPD received a report of a potential deadly assault.

Disturbing information from the autopsy report was released in court Wednesday detailing multiple chopping wounds and fragments of bone and teeth found in the victim’s hair. The report also indicated Suceli Perez was strangled.

The case was turned over to the grand jury. The suspect’s bond set at $250,000.

*Juan Carlos Diaz Perez* (*Courtesy*: *KPD*)

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