When 28-year-old Joel Michael Guy Jr. learned his parents were cutting off his financial support after nearly a decade of funding his lifestyle, he devised a horrifying plan. This deep-dive true crime investigation uncovers how an entitled college dropout meticulously plotted to murder his own parents for a $500,000 insurance payout, only to be caught by his own incompetence and the security cameras he most likely never knew existed.

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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOEL MICHAEL GUY, JR. Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County. No. 110145 Steve Sword, Judge. No. E2021-00560-CCA-R3-CD. November 15, 2022 Session. 

https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/11/19/live-joel-guy-jr-appears-in-court-for-final-sentencing/

Joel Guy Jr. has a court hearing Thursday morning in Knox County. By John North For WBIR.com. November 18, 2020. Updated November 19, 2020. 

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/neworleans/news/press-releases/knoxville-fugitive-arrested-by-fbi-for-the-alleged-murder-of-his-parents

Joel Guy Jr. loses his longshot appeal after he was convicted in his parents' murders. By Liz Kellar For Knoxville News Sentinel. May 10, 2023. 

Joel Guy Jr. asks to be put to death in his parents' murders, but state won't pursue it

By Jamie Satterfield. For The Knoxville News Sentinel. 

“I think about you all the time:” Joel Guy Jr. contacts best friend from jail

Joel Guy Jr.'s best friend and roommate reveals details about Guy’s personality. By Megan Sadler. Published: Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:17 PM PDT. 

Who is Joel Guy Jr.? What do we know about the man accused of killing and dismembering his parents at a Knox County home? By Megan Sadler. Published: Sep. 29, 2020 at 1:51 PM PDT. 

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOEL MICHAEL GUY. No. E2021-00560-CCA-R3-CD. October 2022.