Blount county murder

Crystal Huie

The Blount County Sheriff's Office is conducting a homicide investigation after a 33-year-old woman was found dead inside her home.  The victim, Crystal Huie, was found unresponsive at her home in rural Blountsville on Friday, June 19, according to Sheriff Loyd Arrington. Dispatch got a call and sent a deputy out to the house on Dun Hill, and the deputy called for assistance. Huie had visible wounds, but Arrington said they were not stabbing or gunshot wounds. Blount County Coroner Mark Vaughn said Monday afternoon that a preliminary report shows the mother of two died from blunt force trauma to the head.  Huie's sister, Bobbi Latham, said she found her sister dead in her bedroom Friday afternoon after her mother could not get in contact with her.  Witnesses say Huie's boyfriend left the home in a hurry Friday morning between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  Investigators are in the process of searching for Huie's boyfriend as he a person of interest in her murder.  Sheriff Arrington said homicide investigations are pretty rare in this area. Arrington said in his six years as sheriff they've only investigated around eight homicides.