Investigation Discovery is going to re-examine the brutal murders committed by Joel Guy Jr. in Knoxville, Tennessee, in its popular show Crimefeed. The episode, titled ‘Week of 12/11,’ will reveal shocking details about the murder case on Wednesday, December 13, 11 p.m. ET.
On November 21, 2016, Joel Guy Jr. brutally killed his parents—Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy—and dismembered their body parts. When Lisa didn’t return to work, her boss called the police and asked for a welfare check. The police officers searched their house and found the dismembered bodies in acid. A few days later, the authorities caught Guy Jr., following which they took him into custody. The trial began, and the jury found him guilty on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.
In November 2020, Guy Jr. was given two life sentences for killing his parents and sent to prison. According to Tennessee’s Department of Corrections records, Joel Guy Jr. is serving his sentence in a correctional complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Joel Guy Jr’s case explained: Where is he now?
As mentioned earlier, Joel Guy Jr. is currently serving his two life sentences at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee. The murder of Joel and Lisa Guy shook the entire neighborhood, and people couldn’t believe that their own son killed them. As soon as the police searched their house, they knew Guy Jr. was involved in these slayings. They put him under surveillance and apprehended him on November 29, 2016.
During the trial, the prosecution team noted Joel and Lisa had planned to cut their son off financially. Guy Jr. didn’t have a job and spent almost a decade being a college student. The investigators also stated that he stabbed his father 42 times and damaged several integral parts of his body. Meanwhile, the culprit stabbed his mother 31 times before dismembering their bodies and dissolving them.
The prosecution presented several evidence that proved Joel Guy Jr. was responsible for the killings of his parents. The jury found him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of felony murder, and two counts of abuse of a corpse in the case.
