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- A former Tennessee governor's administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state's largest political scandal, law enforcement officials announced this week.
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Jun 10, 2021 · A former Tennessee governor's administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state's largest political scandal, law enforcement...
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A former Tennessee governor’s administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state’s largest political scandal,...
Jul 16, 2021 · Fast forward to a press conference on June 9, 2021, when authorities claimed they have linked Blanton’s administration to a contract murder. In 1979, Chattanooga businessman Samuel Pettyjohn...
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Jun 9, 2021 · According to the Hamilton County Cold Case Unit, Pettyjohn was taken out by a contract killer with ties to the administration of corrupt, onetime Tennessee governor Ray Blanton, a Democrat. Chattanooga District Attorney Neal Pinkston made the announcement on Tuesday, according to local ABC affiliate WTVC .
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 10, 2021 · Former Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton's administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness, law enforcement officials said.
