A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton's Last Dance
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
One broke the news of a convicted murderer being released and the other gave intel to the FBI. The women behind the downfall of former Gov. Ray Blanton.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
Samuel Pettyjohn was an organized crime boss turned FBI informant who turned information over about the dealings of former Gov. Ray Blanton.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
A man who confessed to killing two people in 1977 was granted work release just two weeks after his sentencing hearing.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
The Tennessee Board of Parole reviews applications for parole but the governors aren’t required to follow their recommendations and don’t need their approval.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
Then Gov.-elect Lamar Alexander worked together with the other side of the aisle to protect Tennesseans during a period of scandal in the state’s history.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
Former FBI Special Agent Hank Hillin lead the investigation into former Gov. Ray Blanton.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
WVLT News sat down with the men and women involved in the first-of-its-kind investigation into former Gov. Ray Blanton and the scandal that stained his administration.