Austin Drummond is wanted for the brutal killing of four of his own family members in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
The 28-year-old fugitive is considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the scene of the crime with two firearms.
In this chilling episode of The Dark Stories, we explore:
🔹 The timeline of events
🔹 Drummond’s background and gang affiliation
🔹 The victims and the community's trauma
🔹 Current status of the manhunt
🔹 Official police statements
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The 28-year-old fugitive is considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the scene of the crime with two firearms.
In this chilling episode of The Dark Stories, we explore:
🔹 The timeline of events
🔹 Drummond’s background and gang affiliation
🔹 The victims and the community's trauma
🔹 Current status of the manhunt
🔹 Official police statements
đź’° A $15,000 reward is being offered for any tips leading to his arrest.
🎧 Watch the full story unravel in this deep dive from The Dark Stories.
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00:00July 29th, 2025, Tiptonville, Tennessee.
00:06Four bodies discovered in a wooded stretch.
00:09A seven-month-old baby left alone on a stranger's lawn.
00:14A suspect, known to police, long gone.
00:18When law enforcement finally finds his vehicle, the terror spikes.
00:23Because the suspect they're hunting is still alive and still armed and dangerous.
00:30This is more than a crime.
00:32It's a warning that a system failed.
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00:54Tiptonville lies on the edge of Lake County, Tennessee.
00:58Tranquil, rural.
01:00On the evening of July.
01:03At 10.26pm, a 911 call reported two missing persons.
01:09Courtney Rose, 38.
01:12And her daughter, Adriana Williams, 20.
01:15Just hours earlier, a witness in Tegrette Dyer County, 40 miles away, had called police about a baby girl placed in a car seat on a stranger's front yard.
01:26Within hours, James M. Wilson, 21, baby's father.
01:34Adriana Williams, 20, mother.
01:37Courtney Rose, 38, maternal grandmother.
01:40Brayden Williams, 15, maternal uncle.
01:46Were found murdered on Carrington Road in Tiptonville.
01:51Authorities rushed the abandoned baby to safety.
01:54The infant is now in protective custody and unharmed.
02:00District Attorney Danny Goodman called it a targeted attack.
02:04The victims were related to Drummond's current girlfriend, including half-sisters and nephews and nieces.
02:10Austin Robert Drummond, 28 years old, from Jackson, Tennessee.
02:20His name was already familiar to law enforcement.
02:222013, age 16.
02:26Carjacked a convenience store in Jackson, with what he claimed was a BB gun, while on Xanax.
02:32He stole $44 and was tried as an adult.
02:35Convicted of aggravated robbery in August 2014.
02:402015.
02:42Threatened jurors in retaliation.
02:44Pleaded guilty to 13 counts.
02:46By 2020, at a parole hearing, he had more than two dozen serious disciplinary violations.
02:55Weapon possession, assaults, refusing drug tests, gang activity.
03:00Drummond defended himself by claiming he'd been almost beaten to death.
03:05The Madison County DA Jody Pickens described him as
03:09a dangerous felony offender and a confirmed member of the Vice Lord's gang.
03:14Drummond was denied parole repeatedly.
03:18Released in September, 2024, after serving nearly 13 years,
03:24he then faced new charges for attempting to kill someone while incarcerated in December 2024,
03:30but was out on bond at the time of the Tiptonville murders.
03:34Vehicles and clues.
03:37Following the murders, Texas investigators focused on Drummond's vehicles.
03:41His 2016 Audi A3 with Tennessee plate RI 01896
03:48was found abandoned inside dense brush near a dead end on MCO Road, Jackson,
03:54about 70 miles southeast of Tiptonville.
03:57It showed signs he had lived inside the vehicle.
04:00The TBI issued an urgent warning.
04:04Drummond is armed and extremely dangerous.
04:07Lock your doors.
04:08Stay indoors.
04:09Search crews also located a 1988 white Ford pickup truck
04:15with a red stripe near Burnt Mill, Ardy, in Dyer County.
04:20Its involvement remains uncertain.
04:23Investigators could not confirm if Drummond ever drove it.
04:26Man-hunt and public alerts.
04:30Man-hunt efforts intensified.
04:33Police deployed K-9 units, helicopters, ground search teams.
04:38Jackson PD updated the public,
04:41urging vigilance and raising an elevated sense of caution,
04:44though confirming daily routines could continue with caution.
04:49TBI asked residents with cameras to review footage from Tuesday morning,
04:54seeking sightings of the suspect or the truck.
04:58U.S. Marshal Tyrese Miller stated,
05:00A $15,000 reward is now offered for credible tips leading to his arrest.
05:17Raised from an initial lower amount.
05:19Timeline reconstructed.
05:22Here's how the timeline stands.
05:24Deck 2024.
05:26Alleged prison attempted murder.
05:29July, 10-9.
05:3110-25.
05:32Month 3 at 11 p.m.
05:35Infant dropped off into Gret Dyer County.
05:3910-26 p.m.
05:40Initial 9-1-1 report.
05:44Courtney Rose and Adriana Williams missing.
05:47Late night.
05:48Four adult bodies discovered in Lake County near Tiptonville.
05:52ARG 1-2.
05:54Audi located in Jackson.
05:56Truck found in Dyer County.
05:59Public alerts issued.
06:00Reward increased.
06:02Personal connections and impact.
06:05Drummond had previously dated Caitlin,
06:07half-sister to the victims Courtney and Adriana.
06:13Family members, community friends.
06:16Many expressed shock.
06:18They trusted Drummond.
06:20Loved ones described the victims as nurturing figures,
06:24dedicated parents and beloved relatives.
06:28For James Wilson's father, grief turned to anger.
06:33He vowed to honor their memory even as he demanded answers.
06:37From a system that allowed a known violent offender back into the community.
06:42What's next?
06:44As of August.
06:46Atrocity.
06:492025.
06:50Drummond remains at large.
06:52Authorities believe he's still in Tennessee.
06:55Likely near Jackson or Dyer County.
06:58Investigation continues on several fronts.
07:02Reviewing surveillance camera footage.
07:04Interrogating known associates.
07:07Scouring local woods, roads and highways for fresh leads.
07:12Monitoring online and social media presence.
07:16There's a real concern.
07:18Since his vehicle was destroyed or abandoned,
07:21Drummond may have new transport,
07:23changed his appearance,
07:25or is preparing for further violence.
07:27Four lives taken.
07:30One infant left defenseless.
07:32A system that failed repeatedly allowed a dangerous man back into society.
07:38And a manhunt that spans miles, forests, and unanswered questions.
07:44Somewhere, Austin Drummond is hiding.
07:47For the families left behind,
07:50justice cannot wait.
07:52How many more warnings are needed
07:54before systems truly protect the innocent?
07:59All right, let's peel back the layers on today's story.
08:02It's an urgent and, frankly, deeply concerning situation out of Tennessee.
08:07It really is.
08:08A lot happening very quickly.
08:09We're launching into a deep dive on this ongoing manhunt
08:12for Austin Drummond,
08:14the suspect in a quadruple murder.
08:16Our mission today is to rapidly cut through the noise,
08:21get you fully informed on the latest developments,
08:24try to understand the tragic events that unfolded.
08:26Which are just awful.
08:27Right.
08:28And critically, connect these to Drummond's extensive
08:31and, well, troubling criminal history.
08:34We're pulling from the latest reports,
08:35the sources you've provided.
08:36And what's immediately striking about this case, I think,
08:39is just the speed at which new details keep coming out.
08:42It's constantly reshaping the picture
08:44for everyone involved.
08:45Yeah.
08:46Piecing together this timeline,
08:48understanding the connections,
08:49the people involved in it,
08:50and analyzing his past.
08:52It's absolutely crucial,
08:54not just for the investigation,
08:55but really for grasping the challenges
08:56authorities are up against here.
08:58And there have been some significant developments already
09:01in the manhunt.
09:03Some quite revealing.
09:03Let's start with the vehicles linked to Drummond,
09:07his main one,
09:08that 2016 Audi A3.
09:10It's been found abandoned.
09:11That's a crucial piece.
09:13The Jackson Police Department,
09:14JPD,
09:15they found it.
09:16Located in the woods,
09:17kind of near the dead end of MCO Road.
09:19That's in Jackson, Tennessee.
09:20Okay.
09:21And what's particularly telling,
09:22maybe unnerving,
09:23is it looked like Drummond had actually been living in the car.
09:26Really?
09:27Living in it?
09:28Yeah.
09:28Suggests, you know,
09:29a very transient state during this manhunt.
09:31That observation alone tells you quite a bit
09:33about his current situation,
09:35his movements.
09:36And the JPD,
09:37they put out a pretty stark warning, right?
09:39They did.
09:39Asking people right there
09:41in that immediate Jackson area
09:42to lock their doors,
09:43stay inside.
09:44They're emphasizing he's considered armed
09:46and extremely dangerous.
09:48And for context,
09:49Jackson is what,
09:50about 70 miles southeast of Tiptonville,
09:53where the murders happened?
09:54That's right.
09:54So it gives you a sense of the ground
09:56he's potentially covered.
09:57That immediate warning from JPD,
09:59it's a critical step, isn't it?
10:01That direct line to the public.
10:03Absolutely.
10:04And it underscores just how volatile they think he is.
10:07And, you know,
10:08speaking of challenges,
10:10now there's a second vehicle
10:11that complicates things even more.
10:12You're right.
10:13A second one,
10:14a 1988 white Ford pickup truck,
10:17Red Stripe,
10:18that was found near Burnt Mill Road in Dyer County.
10:21The TBI,
10:22Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,
10:23located that one.
10:24Mm-hmm.
10:26But the connection here,
10:27it's a bit fuzzier at the moment.
10:29Yeah, not as clear cut.
10:30No, not yet.
10:31The TBI couldn't actually confirm
10:33Drummond was driving that truck.
10:35So its exact link to the manhunt,
10:37well, it's still uncertain for now.
10:38Mm-hmm.
10:39This kind of ambiguity,
10:41you know,
10:41in a fast-moving chase like this,
10:43it just highlights
10:44how every scrap of information,
10:46even if it's partial,
10:47could be vital.
10:48So what are they doing about it?
10:49Well, the TBI is asking anyone
10:51in that Burnt Mill Road area,
10:52if they have cameras,
10:54security cams,
10:54doorbell cams,
10:55whatever,
10:56Right.
10:56to check their footage
10:57from Tuesday morning,
10:58see if they spot Drummond,
10:59or maybe just the truck itself.
11:01It shows how much they rely on
11:02public help sometimes
11:03to fill those gaps.
11:04And to encourage that help,
11:07there's a reward out now.
11:08Yeah, a significant one.
11:09$15,000 for information
11:11leading to his arrest.
11:12$15,000, okay.
11:13And the U.S. Marshals
11:14are involved too,
11:15assisting the TBI.
11:16Right.
11:17That signals the seriousness,
11:19the resources being poured
11:20into this federal involvement.
11:23Okay, let's pivot now,
11:24if we can,
11:24to the victims.
11:25The tragic events themselves
11:27that have just devastated
11:29these communities.
11:30Four people found murdered
11:31this week in Tiptonville.
11:33It's just heartbreaking.
11:34The victims.
11:35James M. Wilson,
11:36he was 21.
11:37Adriana Williams, 20.
11:39Courtney Rose, 38.
11:41And Brayden Williams,
11:42just 15 years old.
11:4315.
11:44And the connection here,
11:45it's deeply personal,
11:47isn't it?
11:47It makes it even more chilling.
11:48It really does.
11:49All four are identified
11:50as family members
11:51of Drummond's current girlfriend.
11:53It seems Rose and Adriana
11:54were half-sisters.
11:55Okay.
11:56And the two Williams victims,
11:58Adriana and Brayden,
11:59they were siblings.
12:00And both were niece and nephew
12:02to Courtney Rose.
12:03So a tight family unit.
12:04This wasn't random.
12:05No, absolutely not.
12:06District Attorney Danny Goodman
12:08explicitly called it
12:09a targeted attack.
12:10This strikes right at
12:11the heart of a family.
12:12And then there's that detail
12:13about the infants.
12:14It's just hard to comprehend.
12:15An infant related
12:17to all four victims.
12:18It was found later
12:19on the front lawn
12:20of some random person's house.
12:21Just left there.
12:22That specific detail,
12:24it just amplifies the horror,
12:26doesn't it?
12:26It goes beyond
12:27the initial crime.
12:28It absolutely does.
12:29It suggests a level of,
12:31I don't know,
12:31indiscriminate brutality
12:32where even the most vulnerable
12:34got caught up
12:35in this awful wake of violence.
12:37So the charges reflect that severity.
12:40Yes.
12:40The TBI got warrants for Drummond,
12:43four counts of first-degree murder,
12:45one count of aggravated kidnapping
12:47that's likely tied to the infant
12:48being moved.
12:49Right.
12:49Makes sense.
12:50And multiple weapons offenses
12:52on top of that.
12:53These are extremely serious charges.
12:55Okay.
12:55Now to really grasp
12:56the scale of this manhunt,
12:58we have to look at Drummond's past
12:59because his history,
13:01it's not just troubling,
13:02it kind of paints a picture,
13:04a trajectory
13:05that almost foreshadows
13:06this kind of extreme violence.
13:08That's quite a record.
13:09Get this.
13:10Austin Drummond,
13:11he's 28 now,
13:12at the time of these murders,
13:13he was actually out on bond.
13:15Out on bond?
13:16For what?
13:17For trying to kill someone
13:18while he was in prison
13:20back on December 12th, 2024.
13:22Wait, he tried to kill someone
13:24while incarcerated
13:25and he was out on bond for that?
13:26That's what the reports indicate.
13:28And that fact alone
13:29just sets the stage
13:30for this deeply concerning
13:31criminal background
13:32we need to unpack.
13:33Wow.
13:34Okay.
13:34And what's really telling here
13:35is how far back this goes
13:37and how it seems to escalate.
13:39We're talking about someone
13:40whose violent, disruptive acts
13:42started when he was,
13:44what, just 16?
13:45Yeah, 16 years old.
13:46Back in July 2013,
13:47as a teenager,
13:48he robbed a convenience store.
13:50Armed robbery.
13:51In Jackson, Tennessee again.
13:53Jackson seems to be
13:53a recurring location.
13:55It does.
13:56He pointed a pistol
13:57at the gas station worker,
13:58demanded the cash register
13:59be opened,
14:00took $44.
14:01Now, fast forward
14:02to a parole hearing in 2020.
14:04Okay.
14:05Drummond claimed
14:06he was on Xanax at the time,
14:07didn't even remember the robbery,
14:09and he also claimed
14:09the gun wasn't real,
14:10just a BB gun.
14:11Trying to minimize it
14:12years later.
14:13But the justice system,
14:14they obviously didn't buy
14:16the BB gun story at the time.
14:17No, they took it
14:18very seriously.
14:20He was tried as an adult,
14:21convicted of aggravated robbery
14:22in August 2014,
14:24but what happened
14:25after the conviction
14:25is maybe even more concerning.
14:27What was that?
14:28He made threats.
14:30Threats to go after
14:30the jurors who convicted him.
14:32Wow.
14:33Go after the jurors.
14:34That speaks volumes,
14:36doesn't it?
14:36Yeah.
14:36A complete disregard
14:38for the system,
14:39for consequences,
14:40even when he's already
14:41facing serious time.
14:42Exactly.
14:43It led to him pleading guilty
14:44in February 2015
14:46to 13 counts of retaliation
14:48for past action.
14:50It's not just defiance.
14:51It's actively trying
14:52to intimidate
14:53and undermine
14:53the whole process.
14:5413 counts of retaliation.
14:56Okay.
14:56And the disturbing pattern,
14:58it didn't stop there, did it?
14:59There was mention
14:59of gang affiliation.
15:00Yes.
15:01A district attorney,
15:02Jody Pickens,
15:03back in 2020,
15:04explicitly called him
15:05a dangerous felony offender
15:07and a confirmed member
15:08of the Vice Lords.
15:09The Vice Lords.
15:10A known street gang.
15:12So this isn't just
15:13an individual acting out.
15:14There's potentially
15:15a gang structure,
15:16connections involved as well.
15:17That adds another layer
15:18of complexity
15:19for law enforcement.
15:20Definitely.
15:21So with that history,
15:22that gang affiliation,
15:24what was his actual time
15:26in prison like?
15:27He got a combined
15:2813-year sentence, right?
15:29Set to end September 2024.
15:32Right.
15:32But his record inside
15:33tells another story.
15:35By that 2020 parole hearing
15:36we mentioned,
15:37he'd racked up
15:38over two dozen
15:39disciplinary issues.
15:39Over two dozen.
15:41While incarcerated.
15:42Yeah.
15:43Not minor stuff either.
15:44We're talking possession
15:45of a deadly weapon,
15:46assault,
15:47refusing drug tests,
15:49ongoing gang activity,
15:50a significant pattern
15:51of trouble
15:52within the correctional system.
15:53Did he offer
15:54any explanation for those?
15:55The assault, the weapon?
15:56Well, his explanation,
15:58according to the reports
15:58from that hearing,
15:59was that those incidents
16:00happened because he himself
16:02was almost beaten to death,
16:03trying to frame it
16:04as self-defense
16:05or a reaction
16:06to threats against him.
16:07Hmm.
16:07So if we try to connect
16:09all these dots,
16:10this long history,
16:11the escalating violence,
16:12the gang ties,
16:13the trouble inside prison,
16:15what does this bigger picture
16:16tell us?
16:16It paints a picture
16:17of a highly challenging
16:19individual for authorities
16:20to manage,
16:21both inside the system
16:22and clearly now outside.
16:25You have documented violence
16:26from a young age,
16:27the gang element,
16:28a major disciplinary record
16:30even when locked up.
16:31Right.
16:32This past suggests
16:33a pattern of behavior
16:34that's incredibly difficult
16:36to contain or redirect.
16:38It really raises hard questions
16:40about, you know,
16:41the effectiveness
16:41of the correctional system
16:42in deterring future violence
16:44for someone like this,
16:45even when they're supposedly
16:46being punished
16:47or rehabilitated.
16:48So what does this all mean
16:50for the current situation,
16:51for the manhunt?
16:52This history suggests
16:53they aren't just looking
16:54for a murder suspect.
16:55No, not at all.
16:56They're pursuing someone
16:57with a deeply ingrained
16:58history of violence,
16:59a proven disregard
17:01for consequences,
17:02and who represents,
17:03based on this pattern,
17:04a significant and escalating
17:06threat to public safety.
17:07It definitely highlights
17:08the immense challenges
17:09law enforcement faces
17:10with individuals
17:11who have these kinds
17:12of extensive violent histories.
17:14It's not just about
17:15this one horrific incident.
17:17It's the culmination
17:18of a pattern.
17:19Exactly.
17:20That entire trajectory
17:22laid out in the reports
17:23we have is what informs
17:25the urgency you're seeing now.
17:27The multi-agency response,
17:29the public warning,
17:29things, it all stems
17:31from this background.
17:32So as this manhunt continues,
17:34the tragic details
17:35from Tiptonville
17:36and this disturbing past
17:37of Austin Drummond
17:38are really coming
17:40into sharper focus.
17:41Hopefully this deep dive
17:42has given you a clearer,
17:44more concise understanding
17:45of what's a very complex,
17:47very fast-moving story,
17:49helping connect the past
17:50to the present.
17:51Yeah.
17:51And this case,
17:52especially when you look
17:53at Drummond's history,
17:54the escalation,
17:56the challenges,
17:56even within the correctional system,
17:58it really brings up
17:58an important question,
17:59doesn't it?
17:59Yeah.
18:00About how effectively
18:01our systems address
18:02these deeply entrenched
18:03patterns of violence.
18:04It does.
18:05When someone has a history
18:06like this,
18:06it forces us to think
18:07about the broader implications
18:08for public safety
18:09and just the sheer complexity
18:11of the justice system
18:12trying to handle it.
18:13Absolutely.
18:13It leaves you thinking,
18:15how does a history
18:16like Austin Drummond's
18:17escalating crime,
18:18significant trouble,
18:19even while incarcerated,
18:21impact not just the victims
18:22and their families,
18:23but the entire community
18:24and the authorities
18:24trying to protect it?
18:25What does a case like this
18:27make you consider
18:27about the intricacies
18:28of justice
18:29and that really difficult
18:30balance between
18:31rehabilitation,
18:32punishment,
18:32and just the fundamental
18:34need for public safety?
18:35If this story moved you,
18:39share it.
18:40Leave a comment.
18:42Did Drummond ever belong
18:43out on bond?
18:45Is gang history
18:46too often overlooked
18:48in parole decisions?
18:50Join us in asking
18:51the hard questions.
18:53Because speaking up
18:54just might stop
18:55the next tragedy.
18:55Thank you for watching
18:58the dark stories.
18:59Stay alert,
19:00stay kind,
19:02and stay safe.
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