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.
Frank J. Herndon, 46, operated a Meridian drive-in called the Longhorn; he was the Exalted Grand Cyclops of the Meridian White Knights. James T. Harris, also known as Pete, was a White Knight investigator. The 30-year-old Harris was keeping tabs on the three civil rights workers' every move. Oliver R. Warner, known as Pops, was a Meridian grocery owner. Warner, 54, was a member of the White Knights.