Who Killed Election Commission Chairman?

Two questions remain on everyone's mind in Monroe County - who killed an election commission chairman, and why?

A lot of people in Monroe County are suspicious about the killing that happened as some hotly contested political races are underway.

We've learned Wednesday investigators are looking into Jim Miller's past and his connections with people.

Monroe County elections administrator James Brown has known Jim Miller for 20 years.

"It's unbelievable to me, devastating, Jim was a man I talked with daily," Brown said.

Miller joined the Monroe County Elections Commission last year and was most recently it's chairman. The staunch republican, farmer and excavating business owner has a lot of connections, and rivals in Monroe County where early voting in several very close races is underway.

A deputy found Miller's burning car on a remote road Saturday evening. His body was stuffed in the trunk.

Early voter Ronnie Best said outside the elections office "it caught me way off guard, I thought it's awful close to election time, I think there's something fishy."

"it surprised the hound out of me, I wouldn't have ever thought something like that, figure there's foul play in it somehow by him being the chairman of the commission," Bob Watson said.

"I think it's kind of fishy, but that's just me," Helen Stanton said.

There were suspicions about Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy Kenny Hope, who was suspended in connection with the investigation. However Hope has now been cleared and returned to duty.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirms Miller was shot in the head before his body burned, according to their autopsy.

Sources familiar with the investigation said several people have been questioned and investigators are looking into leads that may connect people and events going back several years.

It's a chilling story for administrator Brown, one of the last people to see Miller alive Saturday.

"As a matter of fact my grand daughter was here Saturday morning and Jim asked her to go back home with him and she started to go, got to the door, and decided she didn't want to go with Jim when he left Saturday," Brown said.

We are now learning that the T.B.I. is setting up a reward for information that can help investigators piece together their leads.