Supreme Court turned down his appeal - Bundy called Tanner and asked him to start contacting law enforcement agencies because he was ready to confess. This time, Tanner's role was more complicated. He had been elected state attorney of the four-county 7th Judicial Circuit in November.
They talked about how he thought pornography had satisfied, then intensified his hunger for sexual violence.
When Bundy's March 4, 1986 , execution date was set, he asked the Tanners, who lived less than two hours from the prison, to visit him on his last night. They did. The execution was postponed. Three months later, Bundy wrote and asked for them to visit him.
TANNER HAD HOPES TO SAVE A SOUL. The state of Florida wanted to kill a murderer. John Tanner wanted to save a soul. Last week the two desires collided. Within days Tanner went from being Volusia County 's relatively obscure new state attorney to a secondary villain in the Bundy saga. "I knew Ted Bundy was hated.
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Tanner was reelected in 1990 with no major-party opposition, a feat he repeated in 1992. In 1998, he was completely unopposed. He handily defeated Republican opponents in 1994 (the only time besides his initial election that he faced a serious or well-funded challenger), 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
1974–2000 (Reserve) Rank. Colonel. Unit. Army National Guard. John Sumners Tanner (born September 22, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district, serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
John Sumners Tanner (born September 22, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district, serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since his retirement, Tanner has served as the Vice Chairman of Prime Policy Group.
Tanner was born in Halls, Tennessee, the son of Edith Adell (Sumners) and Emerson Beck "Buzz" Tanner. He grew up in Union City, Tennessee. Following graduation from the University of Tennessee, he served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1976, replacing Larry Bates, who mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge against U.S. Congressman Ed Jones.
When Jones retired in 1988, Tanner won the Democratic nomination for the seat and handily defeated Republican nominee Ed Bryant, who went on to represent the neighboring 7th District from 1995 to 2003. Tanner was reelected in 1990 with no major-party opposition, a feat he repeated in 1992. In 1998, he was completely unopposed. He handily defeated Republican opponents in 1994 (the only time besides his initial election that he faced a serious or well-funded challenger), 1996…
He currently works for Nashville law firm Miller & Martin and the Prime Policy Group, a lobbying firm. He became chairman of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, a non-profit group that advocates U.S. leadership in conservation programs globally, in fall of 2011.
Tanner is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
He is married to Betty Ann Tanner and has two children.