WHO KILLED BLAKE CHAPPELL? / The Homecoming Killer

True Crime with Rachel Shannon · Oct 18, 2025 · 39m

In December 2011, 17-year-old Blake Chappell disappeared in Newnan, Georgia, after attending his homecoming dance. Months later, his body was found near a creek, with an autopsy confirming he died from a gunshot wound to the head. For over a decade, the case remained unsolved, haunting his family and community as “The Homecoming Killer” mystery.

Update:

In September 2025, authorities finally made a breakthrough. Scotty Elliot Smith was arrested and reportedly confessed to Blake’s murder. Investigators executed multiple search warrants and turned over new evidence to the Georgia Bureau of…