In November of 1988, a 14-year-old Clarksville girl, Brandy Hutchins, was found brutally murdered in an old, abandoned house on Whippoorwill Road – County Road 6, roughly four miles north of Coal Hill, Arkansas.
According to police records, the body of Brandy Dawn Hutchins, was discovered by two hunters in the root cellar of the abandoned house that was once known as the “old John Emery” house.
The two hunters were searching for their dogs when they came across Brandy's shoe. Her shoe led them to a shallow grave where Brandy’s lifeless body had been buried.
An autopsy report indicated that Brandy was shot in the forehead with a .22 caliber gun.
Authorities do not believe Brandy was raped, as she was found fully clothed.
Inside the house where Brandy’s body was discovered, investigators found satanic symbols such as a pentagram, the numbers "666", the letters "KKK" and “redrum” (murder spelled backwards).
Investigators were unsure when the symbols were originally drawn as they were created in chalk which makes the origin date difficult to trace.
Family members say numerous people in Johnson County known what happened to Brandy and claim that one suspect, which law enforcement is aware of, is generally thought to have been the killer.
In an1989 interview the Arkansas Gazette then-sheriff Eddie King told the newspaper that he felt he knew who the killer was but didn't have enough evidence to make an arrest.
Family members have created a Facebook page Brandy Hutchins: The Disposable Child and you can access by clicking HERE.
A Facebook video by one of the administrators of the Facebook page posted an update on Saturday, June 15 that can be accessed by clicking HERE.
You can call us at 479-461-0126 with information or memories of the case.
If you have information about the case that might help law enforcement, you are asked to call the Johnson County Sheriff Office at (479) 754-7810.
