SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF WAYNE ANDERSON, WHOSE DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING IN THE INVESTIGATION, SAYS A 41 YEAR OLD BLUFF CITY MAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH OVER THE WEEKEND. BLUFF CITY OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CALL SUNDAY AT AN APARTMENT ON BLUFF CITY HIGHWAY AFTER THE POLICE FOUND THE BODY OF ARTHUR THEODORE RICHARD WAS FOUND INSIDE. HE’S BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS. SHERIFF ANDERSON SAID THE CALL CAME IN AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER CONTACTED THE LANDLORD BECAUSE THEY HADN’T HEARD FROM HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAPON WAS NOT FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.