Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sumner County Man Accused Of Murdering Girlfriend


Posted: June 22, 2009 08:26 PM

PORTLAND, Tenn. - Investigators have charged Chad Foote with killing Cyndi Thompson at their home at the Portland Courtyard Apartments.

Shock, grief and disbelief are all of the emotions felt by family members of a murdered young mother. The apartment where they used to visit her was a crime scene.

Police discovered 23-year old Cyndi Thompson beaten to death in her own bedroom. Cyndi had seven brothers and hours after her death, brother Randy can barely speak.

"I am in shock," said Randy. "She was a nice girl, did everything she could for him, I don't understand why he'd do that."

The boyfriend and suspect in the case, Chad Foote, was charged with beating her to death in their bedroom.

"He was a lazy no good for nothing bum, who free loaded off her," said Randy.

Family members said the couple had a rocky five year relationship, police said several times they had been here to check out heated fights between the pair.

Investigators did not have to look far for Foote, hours after the murder he was already in jail.

"As a result of them arresting him this morning from leaving the scene of an accident and a DUI charge, he was in custody at the Davidson County Jail this morning," said Al West, Portland Police.

Family members are still working out plans for a funeral. Chad Foote remains behind bars and is charged with First Degree Murder.

2 comments:

Pinky said...

Cyndi was my neighbor when I lived in Tennessee.. I hope they kill the bastard! Chad was an alcoholic who ended up on our doorstep multiple times, to drunk to walk the 10 feet to his own doorstep.. Puking and barely able to speak he slurred so badly. He didn't work, he just got drunk!

Anonymous said...

cyndi was my cousin, she used to spend the night with me and babysit me and my sister. i miss her.she was more like a sister to me than a cousin. chad deserves the death penalty he took away zoe's and mom who did everything she could for her.now shes mother and fatherless i hate him and hope he rots in hell for what he did to her she was an amazing girl mother cousin daughter and friend, chad didnt deserve someone like cyndi.it makes me so mad to know he is still alive and breathing unlike cyndi.