Autopsy results of two Liberty Co. fire employees released
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WTOC) - The Regional Forensic Center in Tennessee has released the autopsy reports for the two Liberty County fire employees who were found dead in Cocke County, Tennessee in June.
Raegan Anderson and Chandler Kuhbander were found dead in Anderson’s car after they were reported missing in Hinesville days before.
According to the autopsy report, Anderson kidnapped Kuhbander on June 25 in Georgia before their bodies were found on June 30.
The autopsy reports confirm Anderson shot Kuhbander and then shot herself. A note written by Anderson was found in the car and was reviewed by the medical examiner.
Kuhbander was shot twice and died from gunshot wounds to the torso. His manner of death has been ruled homicide, according to the coroner.
The coroner ruled Anderson’s manner of death suicide. The report says her toxicology came back negative.
When their bodies were found the report notes that both of their ID’s were in the vehicle, but that’s not how investigators identified them.
Kuhbander was identified by dental records and Anderson was identified by fingerprints.
One unanswered question remains - when exactly 24-year-olds Chandler Kuhbander and Raegan Anderson died.
Kuhbander was last seen alive on June 25 at a Savannah gym, while 24-year-old Anderson was seen on surveillance video at a gas station in South Carolina later that day. Kuhbander was not captured on that video.
The autopsy reports say their bodies were found in a car in a wooded area in Tennessee on June 30. While the reports do not state the exact time of death, they do note that Kuhbander was found in the passenger seat and appeared to be more decomposed than Anderson.
You can view a timeline of the case below:
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