At approximately 11:30am on Saturday, December 7th, 1974 officers were dispatched to the residence of Laura Clifton located at Reynolds Rd. Rt. 1. When they arrived they found Clifton deceased, lying in her dining room. It appeared that forced entry was made into Clifton’s residence and she was killed by strangulation. Laura J. Clifton was 70 at the time of her death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of Laura Clifton, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov
You can also call the Nashville Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Division anonymously at 615-742-7463
We feel it is important to put a face to the name. If you have a photograph you would like to submit to be posted (as an addition or substitution) please email: MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov