82: MURDER: Blair Adams

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

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On July 11th, 1996, the half-naked body of Blair Adams, a 31-year-old Canadian citizen, was found in the parking lot of a construction site in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had been beaten to death and surrounding him were thousands of dollars in cash, gold, jewelry and travel documents.

Detectives soon learned that in the days leading up to his murder, Blair had been acting strange. He told his friends that someone was trying to kill him, and he needed to get to the United States. Then, without warning, he left Canada, criss-crossing the U.S. border, switching vehicles, buying plane tickets, before finally ending up in Knoxville, a city where he didn't know anyone.

Nearly 29 years later, investigators still don't know who killed Blair Adams, or why he was in Knoxville in the first place.

Blaire Adams was last seen on surveillance footage at 7:37 p.m. on July 10th, 1996, walking out of the Fairfield Inn lobby in Knoxville, Tennessee, just off Strawberry Plains Pike. Early the next morning, his body was found in a parking lot of a nearby construction site, and he had been brutally beaten. Anyone with information in this case should contact the Knox County Sheriff's Office at (865) 215-2243.

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0:00.0	On July 11, 1996, the half-naked body of Blair Adams, a 31-year-old Canadian citizen, was found in the parking lot of a construction site in Knoxville, Tennessee.
0:19.0	He had been beaten to death and surrounding
0:21.7	him were thousands of dollars in cash, gold, jewelry, and travel documents. Detectives
0:27.1	soon learned that in the days leading up to his murder, Blair had been acting strange. He
0:31.7	told his friends that someone was trying to kill him and he needed to get to the United States.
0:37.1	Then, without warning, he left Canada, crississcrossing the U.S. border, switching vehicles,
0:42.3	buying plane tickets, before finally ending up in Knoxville, a city where he didn't know anyone.
0:48.0	But nearly 29 years later, investigators still don't know who killed Blair Adams or why he
0:53.3	was in Knoxville in the first place. Hey, everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed
1:30.3	private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story
1:35.6	format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information
1:40.7	for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any
1:45.2	tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case. So if you're someone
1:49.9	who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my
1:54.3	opinion on those investigations, please consider subscribing, whether you're watching on YouTube
1:58.8	or listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
2:01.5	or whatever platform you use. All right, so we're going to get into Blair's case in just a
2:06.6	couple moments, but I have to address the elephant in the room, my voice. I do not sound very good.
2:12.7	I have a stuffy, congested nose, and I feel like we're a family here and this is the circle of trust and
2:19.6	you know I can share everything with you guys right so I'm always trying to make sure that I look
2:24.7	out for you and I give you some recommendations or advice on how to better protect yourself
2:29.3	well I'm going to give you a little something tonight, but it's not how we usually do things.
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