Charles Frank Jordan was 23 when he was killed in Pegram, Tennessee, on the night of February 4, 1982. An off-duty deputy with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department who had served roughly six to ten months, Jordan responded after a burglar alarm at a Route 70 pharmacy. He took a defensive position behind his patrol car while waiting for backup and was shot in the back by a 12-gauge shotgun fired by a suspect who had approached unseen.

Three brothers — ages reported as 28, 25, and 15 — fled the scene and were later arrested. Investigators identified the 25-year-old as the shooter; the two older brothers were convicted of felony murder, received life sentences, and were later paroled. Jordan, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was survived by his mother Reba, sister Pamela, and brother Johnny. A section of Highway 70 in Cheatham County was renamed The Frank Jordan Memorial Highway in 2000.

Did anyone in the Pegram area know the Jordan family or have information about the case that hasn’t been shared publicly?