Mystery of missing man ends: Ashe County body believed to be Jimmy Blevins, who vanished in 2007
CLIFTON (By Monte Mitchell, Winston-Salem Journal) - Authorities dug up remains in Ashe County yesterday which they believe are those of Jimmy Blevins, who has been missing since 2007, Sheriff James Williams of Ashe County said.
"We're transporting him to Chapel Hill for positive identification, but yes, it's Jimmy," Williams said about 7:30 p.m. as the body was loaded into the back of his truck. "We're confident … Hammer told us where it was."
The body was found buried about 4 to 5 feet deep on land where the longtime prime suspect, Freddie Hammer, had done work on private property off N.C. 88 in the Clifton community near Warrensville. Clothing found at the scene matched that of Blevins'. Hammer confessed to killing Blevins and will be charged with murder, Williams said.
"We're transporting him to Chapel Hill for positive identification, but yes, it's Jimmy," Williams said about 7:30 p.m. as the body was loaded into the back of his truck. "We're confident … Hammer told us where it was."
The body was found buried about 4 to 5 feet deep on land where the longtime prime suspect, Freddie Hammer, had done work on private property off N.C. 88 in the Clifton community near Warrensville. Clothing found at the scene matched that of Blevins'. Hammer confessed to killing Blevins and will be charged with murder, Williams said.
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:00 PM
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