Unsolved ‘Tanning Bed Murders’ still haunt Nashville

Two years after costs have been dropped in opposition to the one recognized suspect within the murders of two teenage tanning salon staff, the case stays one in every of Nashville’s most infamous unsolved crimes.

Metro police mentioned Tiffany Campbell and Melissa Chilton have been discovered lifeless on Feb. 22, 1996 inside Unique Tan for Males, an grownup enterprise on Church Avenue. Detectives decided the 2 staff, each 18 years previous, had been stabbed practically 100 occasions.

In keeping with Anderson, there was “no pressured entry” and video surveillance had been eliminated and brought from the enterprise.

Seventeen years after the murders, police appeared assured that they had their killer. Whereas serving time in a California jail for a string of robberies, Patrick Streater, Campbell’s ex-boyfriend, was indicted in 2013 on two counts of premeditated first-degree homicide.

As Streater’s case moved slowly by way of the courtroom system, his mom, Patricia Streater-McFadden, maintained his innocence.

5 years after Streater’s arrest — in June 2018 — the state introduced it could drop the fees in opposition to him. On the time, the District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned “after scientific testing and DNA evaluation, it could not be applicable to take this matter to trial.”

Melissa Chilton’s mom, Gail, mentioned hope was not misplaced.

Two years later, there have been no extra arrests and no new info has been launched.

“There are quite a few witnesses that may come ahead and we’re hopeful,” Anderson defined. “Justice by no means sleeps. It could be delayed. It could take extra work, however justice by no means sleeps.”

“I’ve not given up,” Gail Chilton added. “When the time is correct, I’ll face my daughter’s killer in a courtroom and justice might be served. Hold the religion.”

Anybody with info on the crime is urged to contact Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.

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