Coordinates: 35Â°27â²N 84Â°15â²W / 35.45Â°N 84.25Â°W / 35.45; -84.25. Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,519. Its county seat is Madisonville.
The story of âTurkey Peteâ. Ellen Baumler writes about Paul Eitner, a Montana State Prison inmate also known as âTurkey Pete.â.
In 1924, Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot allegedly sentenced Pep The Cat-Murdering Dog (an actual dog) to a life sentence at Eastern State. Pep allegedly murdered the governorâs wifeâs cherished cat. Prison records reflect that Pep was assigned an inmate number (no. C2559), which is seen in his mug shot.