Two persons sought for questioning after man & woman found brutally murdered in East Nashville

Police are searching for the person responsible for brutally murdering a young Nashville couple 24- year-old Preston Claybrooks Jr. and his longtime girlfriend 23-year-old Alexandra Grubbs.

The two were found brutally murdered early Sunday inside apartment A-3 of the Howe Garden complex at 1921 Greenwood Avenue.  Police believe they were reported missing by their families on September 24th.

Police said, due to the severe trauma to their bodies, confirmation of the victims’ identifies has not been made.

On Saturday morning, Claybrooks’ mother, who reported her son missing on Thursday afternoon, called police to report the odor of decomposition coming from the apartment.  Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists spent all day Saturday and much of Sunday at the scene.  The bodies of the victims were found at 2 a.m. Sunday morning under junk and debris in a large closet.

Police said evidence shows an extremely violent crime took place inside the apartment, and that the persons responsible attempted to clean up after themselves.

Autopsies are scheduled to be performed on the victims Monday, during which the causes of death will likely be determined.

Claybrooks’ mother went to the apartment knowing that her son had a connection there.

Police are now trying to find the apartment leaseholder 20-year-old Brandon Griswold and his girlfriend 21-year-old Whitney Gray to question them about the murders.

They may be traveling in Gray’s 2009 Chevrolet Impala bearing Oklahoma license plate number 261LPO.

Anyone seeing Griswold and/or Gray is urged to immediately contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463 or the Emergency Communications Center at 615-862-8600.

Persons who contact Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.

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