The Murder of Peggy Cox: Part Two

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True Crime, Murder, Unsolved Case, Killing, Murderer, Cold Case

3.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Peggy Cox was murdered at the Hardee's in Franklin, Tennessee on February 1, 1991. To this day, we don't know who gunned down the hardworking mother-of-three at the drive-thru on her 49th birthday. Police have come up with a number of theories over the years. They've even enlisted the help of the Vidocq Society. But nothing has resulted in a conviction yet.

In this episode of the Murder Sheet, we will hear from Peggy's eldest daughter Desiree, as well as long-time Tennessee journalist Jim East. This is the second of two episodes we'll dedicate to the case.

If you have any information about Peggy Cox’s murder, call the Franklin PD Tipline at (615)-550-8404 (or text 615FPD along with your tip to 847411). There is a $25,000 reward in this case.

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0:00.0	The funeral was a blur for Desiree Cox.
0:04.0	Her mother Peggy was buried on February 4, 1991.
0:10.0	The day before, loved ones had gathered to say a rosary at the Williamson funeral home.
0:17.0	That also happened to be the eighth anniversary of Peggy's husband Donald's death.
0:24.0	Here's Desiree.
0:26.0	There were a lot of people there.
0:28.0	It was pretty big.
0:30.0	I don't even know all of the people that spoke and did stuff at A, you know.
0:37.0	I don't know who planned it all.
0:39.0	People with the church took that over and did it all.
0:43.0	And I know Father Arnold was there.
0:46.0	Father Edward Arnold was a priest at the St. Philip's Catholic Church in Franklin, Tennessee.
0:53.0	The family had been going to mass there for years.
0:57.0	Father Arnold, who has since passed away, would officiate the wedding for Peggy's sister, Rachel.
1:04.0	He also presided over the funeral for Peggy's late husband, who died after lingering in a decade-long coma.
1:13.0	Peggy had been a devout Catholic in life.
1:16.0	And after her death, the community gathered to pray for her and say goodbye.
1:22.0	I don't know who all the other people were.
1:25.0	And that a lot of people had turned out.
1:29.0	But mourners weren't the only ones flocking to the funeral.
1:33.0	Police were there, too, hunting for suspects.
1:37.0	And they had supposedly videotaped the funeral at the grave site.
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