The Peggy Cox Case

April 29, 2015

The FBI is offering an up to $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a widowed mother of three.

Audio Transcript

Mollie Halpern: The FBI is offering an up to $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a widowed mother of three.

I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau, and this is Wanted by the FBI.

Take a listen to the 911 call the night Peggy Cox was murdered on her birthday—February 1, 1991.

Police Dispatch: Sir, Is anybody shot?

Caller: Yes sir, somebody’s shot! The drive-thru person at the window!

Halpern: Peggy was working at the drive-thru window at Hardee's in Franklin, Tennessee. At about 11:45, a male voice was heard placing an order over the intercom. Peggy’s son, a cook at the restaurant, told police that a couple seconds later…

Darren Barnes: He heard a couple of gunshots and he saw his mother fall to the ground.

Halpern: That was Detective Darren Barnes of the Franklin Police Department and a member of the FBI’s Violent Crime Task Force. Peggy’s daughter, Rachel…

Rachel Cox: She was a stay at home mom, she was there for us.

Barnes: Her three interests were in her kids, church, and work.

Halpern: If you have information, contact your local FBI field office. Report tips anonymously at www.catchpeggyskiller.com.

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