In our continuing coverage, authorities confirm a child left in a Dyer County yard is now safe, while a tragic discovery in Lake County deepens the investigation. 👉 Full story: https://www.wbbjtv.com/2025/07/30/4-found-dead-infant-left-in-strangers-yard-miles-away-what-we-know-so-far/
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4 found dead, infant left in stranger’s yard miles away. What we know so far
In our continuing coverage, authorities confirm a child left in a Dyer County yard is now safe, while a tragic discovery in Lake County deepens the investigation.
On July 29, at approximately 3:11 p.m., a 911 call came in from a resident on Highway 20 near the Tigrett area.
An infant was found alone, strapped in a car seat, in a stranger’s yard.
Officials say she is okay and in safe hands, but concern quickly turned to fear after her parents and other relatives could not be reached.
The child’s paternal grandmother stated the last contact she had with her son was at 6:24 a.m. Monday, when he was heading home from Big River Steel. Loved ones say none of them would ever willingly leave the child behind.
Then just hours later in nearby in Lake County, a discovery no one wanted. Four bodies were found off of Carrington Road, not far from the Northwest Correctional Complex.
According to the Dyer County District Attorney’s Office, the child’s parents, Matthew Wilson and Adrianna Williams, were found dead.
Cortney Rose and 15-year-old Braydon Williams, the child’s maternal grandmother and uncle, were also found dead.
Two vehicles connected to the family, a black Dodge Charger and a white SUV were reportedly found near the crime scene.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency on this case, with assistance from the FBI and Dyer and Lake County sheriff’s offices. In a press conference, TBI states they are considering these deaths as homicides and are working to “develop information on suspects.”
