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.

Samuel Pettyjohn was an organized crime boss turned FBI informant who turned information over about the dealings of former Gov. Ray Blanton.

A man who confessed to killing two people in 1977 was granted work release just two weeks after his sentencing hearing.

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.

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.

Former FBI Special Agent Hank Hillin lead the investigation into former Gov. Ray Blanton.

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.