John Jay Jackson, a 35-year-old white male and Catholic priest, was found murdered on May 15, 1981, in the rectory of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson, Tennessee. He had been shot in the back of the head and neck, and his body was discovered face down in a room near a fireplace. Blood was visible on his neck, and his pants pockets had been turned inside out, suggesting robbery. Jackson had returned to the rectory the previous evening after dining with a parish family and was believed to hav
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