BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

Zachary Hayes, 25 and Kimberly Hayes’ son, was identified as a suspect in his mother’s murder. (Courtesy: Blount County Sheriff's Office)

BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

September 11, 2023
Zachary Hayes, 25 and Kimberly Hayes’ son, was identified as a suspect in his mother’s murder. (Courtesy: Blount County Sheriff’s Office)

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is in custody facing murder and other charges in the death of his mother Thursday night inside her Louisville home.

Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 63-year-old Kimberly Hayes was pronounced dead at her residence on Samples Road Friday. BCSO deputies had responded to the home after receiving a call about a possible dead body.

A subsequent autopsy discovered Hayes had been stabbed multiple times consistent with homicide. Investigators also found a cat inside the house that had also died after being stabbed.

On Saturday, BCSO arrested 25-year-old Zachary Hayes, Kimberly Hayes’ son at his home on Pickett Avenue in Knoxville before 7:00 p.m.

Zachary Hayes is being held at the Blount County Correctional Facility on the following charges:

• Criminal homicide
• Aggravated burglary
• Abuse of a corpse
• Intentional killing of an animal

Hayes is scheduled to appear in Blount County General Sessions Court at 1:30 p.m. September 13, 2023. He remains in custody on bonds totaling $1.76 million.

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