Ray Blanton (D), who was ousted from office in 1979. The case, an investigation into the murder of Chattanooga businessman Samuel Pettyjohn, was part of the highest-profile political scandal in ...

The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation - but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the ...

Ray Blanton from office. It was nothing short of a coup. On Jan. 19, Gov. Bill Haslam will hand off power to Williamson County businessman Bill Lee, who will become Tennessee's 50th governor.

Ray Blanton’s administration. 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 ...

The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation — but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the ...

Back in 1979, Ray Blanton, the Democratic governor of Tennessee, got busted for selling pardons. Three of his aides went to prison. Marie Ragghianti, an employee of the parole board, blew the ...

A Chattanooga businessman was apparently gunned down at the order of former Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton in an attempt to cover up his infamous "pay for parole" scheme, according to Hamilton County ...

The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation — but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the ...

Ray Blanton became the 44th governor of Tennessee 40 years ago with his inauguration on Jan. 18, 1975. Leonard Ray Blanton of McNairy County, a one-time farm boy who went on to the state ...

The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation - but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the ...

The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation — but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the ...