Kenneth Cantrell

On the evening of March 11, 1984, Kenneth Cantrell, a 29-year-old male, was at his home in Hartselle, Alabama, where he and his wife, Nell, operated a jewelry business. The night took a tragic turn when a man, later identified as Anthony Keith Johnson, called to arrange a meeting under the pretense of purchasing jewelry. Sensing something was amiss, Cantrell armed himself with a. 38 caliber pistol and instructed his wife to hide his wallet.

Shortly after the suspicious phone call, Johnson ...

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