UNICOI COUNTY AUTHORITIES WILL EXHUME THE BODY OF A MAN FOUND DEAD 26 YEARS AGO UNDER A BUSH HOG ON HIS PROPERTY.34 YEAR OLD RICHARD TAPP DIED IN AN ALLEGED FARMING ACCIDENT IN 1982. SINCE HIS DEATH, CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY HE DIED AND THE ASSUMPTION IT WAS AN ACCIDENT HAS BEEN CONTESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS OVER THE YEARS. ON FRIDAY, JUDGE LYNN BROWN SIGNED AN ORDER TO HAVE THE BODY EXHUMED FOR AN AUTOPSY DUE TO RECENT INDICATIONS SUGGESTING A CLOSER LOOK. THE BODY WILL BE EXHUMED TOMORROW. IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN THE RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.