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York riot death case trials reveal shifting testimonies
In York Pennsylvania the 1969 death of Lillie Belle Allen leads to a long awaited trial involving former mayor and eight others. Prosecution says witnesses altered stories under oath over decades while one key suspect turns state witness. The trial centers on alleged incitement and gunfire tied to white gang activity after a patrolman’s killing.
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York
North Newberry Street
Lillie Belle Allen
Aiken
8.C
Thomas Kelley
Pennsylvania
Tom Smith
Smith
Allen
Robert ‘Messersmith
Messersmith
Charlie Robertson
Gregory Neff
Robertson
Henry Schaad
Schaad
AAP
Robert Messersmith
York County
Raymond Brown
Pasmith