Burned body found in cave identified

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COFFEE COUNTY, TN (WRCB) -- A woman whose body was found burned in a cave has been identified.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim as Connie Lou Brown of McMinnville.

Brown's body was found March 9 in the Summitville Cave in Coffee County.

Investigators believe she was murdered and her body was dumped in the cave.

No arrests have been made.

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