William “Bill” Gleason Hitchcock, Jr. was a native of Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He was born in Elizabethton to U.S. Army veteran William Gleason Hitchcock Sr. and Jeanette Rozetta Souder Hitchcock.
2. His paternal grandparents are William Alfred Hitchcock and Georgia Gleason Hitchcock Crosland.
3. He worked at several odd jobs.
4. He loved motorcycles and played pool and darts. He was in a Dart League.
5. He has two sons.
6. In 1992, his son Jacob Alexander Hitchcock was born. Jacob is 4 years younger than his wife Britney Diane Hitchcock.
7. In 1998, his son Joshua Elliott Hitchcock was born.
8. On April 10, 2018, his father died in Elizabethton at age 80.
9. Jacob and Joshua are accused of fatally shooting him.. On April 1, 2023, a group of fishermen found his body in the driveway of his home in Elizabethton. He was 63.
10. On May 8, 2023, Jacob and Joshua were arrested and each charged with first-degree murder in his death. Britney also was indicted on one count of filing a false report in the investigation into his death.