Posted on 06/09/2021 5:20:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Pardon me, Ray, are you the guy who signs the pardons ...
In the style of Chattanooga Choo Choo.
“Officials say at least five witnesses in the case were murdered or killed themselves...”
Wow, they weren’t taking any chances. “Killed themselves” — yeah, right.
More robberies gone wrong where the crooks didn’t bother taking $100,000 cash.
Still hear this in other cases but it’s called a conspiracy to discuss it.
42 years? We need more bounty hunters.
It took an honest Democrat AG, Bill Leech, from Columbia, Tn, to take down Blanton.
How do you say Arkancide in Tennessee?
A boat less ride down the river!
I hate to see that phrase “tied to” in a headline. It usually means they are trying to smear someone with Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Ray Blanton and Bill Clinton .....two peas in a pod.
“I lost all faith in the FBI with their handling of crime in the area.”
Wow, and they did quite poorly in the Boston area also, I guess around that same time.
I think the FBI needs to be dismantled.
Blanton, his administration members, and the Dixie Mafia were for real. Unfortunately much of their crimes were covered up by the corrupt LE. The movie, “Marie”, was based upon Blanton’s activities and Fred Thompson gained his notoriety for uncovering some of the crime and corruption.
Deliverance.
My Family is from McNairy County, Tennessee,
Forgive me if I’m wrong but is that the Bufford Pusser McNairy County, Tennessee?
Yes. Pusser was a Republican and was assassinated before he was able to run for higher office (likely Governor in 1978 instead of Lamar! Alexander).
Yes. Pusser was a Republican and was assassinated before he was able to run for higher office (likely Governor in 1978 instead of Lamar! Alexander).
Did they ever find out who killed him or his wife?
The song “Pardon me, Ray” was based on Blanton pardoning a staffer convicted of a double-murder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U79j8Ck7O0
On Monday night and early yesterday, Mr. Blanton signed 52 such executive clemency documents, including the pardons or commutations for 23 convicted murderers. The most controversial of these was for Roger Humphreys, the son of Mr. Blanton’s former patronage chief for eastern Tennessee. Mr. Humphreys was convicted of shooting his former wife and her male companion 18 times with a two‐shot pistol, reloading at least eight times to lace their bodies with bullets at point‐blank range.
That commutation by Mr. Blanton, which was denounced by virtually every major public official in Tennessee, spurred the public outcry that preceded today’s action.
"is that the Bufford Pusser McNairy County"
Do they play dueling banjos while doing it? 😀
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