Cold cases and unsolved crimes in sevier county, tn. Verkkoshannon hercutt was found dead in her car on august 3, 2009, in sevier county, tennessee. Her death was later ruled a homicide. Verkkoin august 2009, hercutt was found dead in her suv at the bottom of a sevier county embankment. But an autopsy revealed it was not the crash that killed. Verkkothe suit, filed by vickie wright, comes after a sevier county sheriff’s office deputy shot and killed her husband, david wright, while trying to. Verkkoon friday, the gatlinburg police department announced they identified remains from a cold case dating back around 48 years ago.