Investigators: Woman found dead in home died of smoke inhalation
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Investigators can now say the woman found dead in her burned home died of smoke inhalation. Captain Tracey Grisham with Henderson County Sheriff’s Department says the autopsy of Pamela Lee, 51, revealed smoke was found in her lungs after her body was discovered in her partially destroyed home. Capt. Grisham also says Lee had been dead for four days when authorities found her. On July 12, Henderson County deputies went to the secluded home off Ramblewood Road after a friend called and asked deputies to check on Lee. One deputy said the first thing he noticed was that a window was broken. He looked in and realized the inside was burned. Capt. Grisham said even the closest neighbors, 300 yards away, would have no way of knowing the house was on fire. At this time, no foul play is suspected.
