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"Tragic. Courtney Cash, the great-niece of the late musician Johnny Cash, was found stabbed to death and stuffed in a box at her house in Tennessee, authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday, March 20.\r\n\r\nPutnam County Sheriff David Andrews said Cash&amp;apos;s body was found on Wednesday morning, in a home about 70 miles east of Nashville. The scene inside the house was &amp;quot;somewhat bloody,&amp;quot; Andrews told reporters, adding that &amp;quot;there was a struggle.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nA second victim, identified as Cash&amp;apos;s boyfriend William Austin Johnson, was being treated for stab wounds at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Andrews said. Johnson apparently escaped the attack with his and Cash&amp;apos;s young child.\r\nThe couple&amp;apos;s friend, a man named Wayne Gary Masciarella, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the incident. He&amp;apos;s being held without bond and has a court date scheduled for April 21.\r\n\r\nA motive for the stabbing was not released, but Andrews suggested that drugs may have been involved in some way. &amp;quot;This is a senseless, tragic death of a young lady whose life was probably taken as a direct or indirect result of drugs,&amp;quot; he said in a news conference.\r\nJohnny Cash&amp;apos;s brother, Tommy Cash, also spoke out about the devastating incident, and asked for prayers for his family after the loss of his granddaughter. &amp;quot;We are completely heartbroken,&amp;quot; he said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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