The Murder of Peggy Cox: Part One

On February 1, 1991, Peggy Cox was busy taking drive-thru orders at the Hardee's in Franklin, Tennessee. It was her 49th birthday, but she was hard at work at the restaurant. Around 11:45 p.m., a man pulled up and ordered a roast beef sandwich. A few moments later, he shot Peggy through the window and sped off.

The mother of three collapsed in front of her 20-year-old son, who was also working at the Hardee's. First responders rushed her to the hospital, but she didn't make it. To this day, her murder remains unsolved.

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 first 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. 

Check out the videos on the murder from the city of Franklin (shorturl.at/zBKOS) and the FBI (shorturl.at/twyGV). And here's a link (shorturl.at/ayCS2) to the coverage of the Cox case from Heavy Casefiles. Our other sources included The Tennessean (shorturl.at/nwBZ7), the Spring Hill Home Page (shorturl.at/otxQU), WKRN (shorturl.at/eCJS8), and NewsChannel 5 Nashville (shorturl.at/rJMO2).

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