City of Nashville, TN

03/17/2023 | Press release | Archived content

Updated: Gary Burchett Wanted for Murder

Update: Burchett was taken into custody this morning by the Overton County Sheriff's Office and will be returned to Nashville soon.

The search is on for Gary Burchett, 50, who is named in a criminal homicide arrest warrant for Thursday night's stabbing murder of Thomas Wayne Mitchell, 51, inside a condominium at 550 Harding Place.

The investigation shows that Mitchell was living with Burchett's estranged wife. She acknowledged informing Burchett of domestic issues she was having with Mitchell. She said Burchett subsequently arrived at the condo. She alleges that Burchett told her to leave. Officers later found her at a nearby convenience market.

Burchett is believed to be traveling in a white Ford F-250 Supercab pickup truck bearing Tennessee license plate 088BGSQ. Anyone seeing him or the truck is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.