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Jun 10, 2021 · Samuel Pettyjohn was shot four times and killed on February 1, 1979, in what investigators described as “an execution-style hit,” according to a news release from the Hamilton County...
Jun 11, 2021 · Pettyjohn, a Chattanooga businessman and close friend of Hoffa, was fatally shot in 1979 in downtown Chattanooga after testifying before a federal grand jury during the early phases of...
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Jun 10, 2021 · Pettyjohn, a Chattanooga businessman and close friend of Hoffa, was fatally shot in 1979 in downtown Chattanooga after testifying before a federal grand jury during the early phases of Tennessee’s notorious “cash-for-clemency” scandal.
Jun 9, 2021 · Forty-two years ago, on February 1st, 1979, Sam Pettyjohn, owner of the Beverage Center at the corner of 20th and Market Streets, was found shot to death inside his business. He had been shot 4...
Jun 9, 2021 · Law enforcement officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 20201, the closing a 42-year-old cold case of Samuel Pettyjohn, a Chattanooga businessman who was shot and killed in 1979 in a contract killing that former Gov. Ray Blanton’s administration helped pay for.
Jun 9, 2021 · On Feb. 1, 1979, Samuel Pettyjohn was discovered at the Beverage Center at 2001 ½ Market St. deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Pettyjohn was the proprietor of the Beverage Center. The case...
Jun 10, 2021 · After all, the victim, Samuel Pettyjohn, was not only found with more than $100,000 and an unfired pistol, but he was also a key witness in a federal case concerning corruption within the then-governor’s administration.
