John Michael Armitage

In 1986 the 41-year-old business man shot Knoxville attorney Ray Campbell Jr. after he saw Campbell walking with Armitage's estranged wife. Campbell jumped over a railing on the porch and Armitage ran after him. Campbell was shot and lay in the back yard, where he bled to death. Armitage was convicted of second-degree murder; he spent 15 years in prison and was released in February 2000. Campbell's survivors filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Armitage. A Knox County Circuit Court Judge approved a $2 million settlement. (Mar-22-06) [KNOX NEWS]

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