On Monday, June 30th, 1975 at the 9:00pm roll call at the Tennessee State Prison, Scott Vernest was missing. After a search was conducted, Vernest was found lying in a closet in the lobby of the auditorium. He had been stabbed multiple times and struck over the head. The medical examiner said he died at approximately 5:00pm that day. Vernest was in the TN State Prison on robbery charges in Memphis. Scott Vernest was 26 years old at the time of his death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of Scott Vernest, 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