Monthly Archives: July 2011

This is the letter that Knox County citizen Susan Aderholdt sent Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones on Friday, July 29. She also sent it to the Knoxville News Sentinel and other local media outlets. Susan’s teenage daughter did everything … Continue reading →

Death resulting from the distribution of illegal drugs is very clearly defined by both state and federal law as homicide. These types of cases – referred to by various names such as “controlled substance homicide” and “drug-induced homicide” are being investigated … Continue reading →

This Sunday, the Knoxville News Sentinel will apparently be publishing an exceptionally lengthy, front page (and online) story in which the newspaper will offer its own evaluation of the contents of the case file  just released by Knox County authorities … Continue reading →

Update: Knox County Law Director Joe Jarret has spoken with legal counsel for University Pathologists, the private contractor that staffs and operates the Office of the Knox County Medical Examiner, and he has let me know that I will be … Continue reading →

The case file released to local media by Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones and Knox County DA Randy Nichols last week included much of Henry’s unredacted medical record from the five weeks he remained hospitalized before his death. Given … Continue reading →

July 24, 2011 OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA FROM CHRIS AND KATIE GRANJU – APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST Regarding the case file released late this week by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the Knox County … Continue reading →

I continue to try without success to access to the records related to my son’s autopsy and the death investigation work performed by the Office of the Knox County Medical Examiner. Tennessee’s Open Records statutes make it quite clear that … Continue reading →

In a blog post I wrote over the weekend, I am addressing the need to change our cultural conversation around overdose deaths.

On Friday, July 23, 2010, I sent the email pasted below to Knox County Law Director Joe Jarret and Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones. I copied KCSO Public Information Officer Martha Dooley, Tennessee Open Records Counsel Elisha Hodge, Knox … Continue reading →

I sent the email I’ve copied and pasted below to Knox County District Attorney Randy Nichols on Friday, July 23, 2011. Copied on the email were Knox County Law Director Joe Jarret, Tennessee Open Records Counsel Elisha Hodge, Knox County … Continue reading →