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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1974

Page

5

Torture Items Link To Henley Sought

SAN ANTONIO AP reports prosecutors seek to link 18 year old Elmer Wayne Henley to torture equipment used in a murder ring that claimed 27 teen victims. The jury views a torture board and a body box as witnesses link physical evidence to Henley through Mullican’s testimony.

San Antonio Tex Elmer Wayne Henley Henley David Mullican Houston Pasadena Will Gray Dean A. Corll David Owen Brooks Mullican Corll William Ray Lawrence Lawrence Billy Lawrence Dean Corll

Glasses Help Confirm Patterson Body Identity in Mexico

Officials in Hermosillo state a shattered pair of glasses and a U.S. government pen link the remains found near a rain washed arroyo to John S. Patterson, the 31 year old Philadelphia vice consul who vanished March 22. Autopsy notes and dental records support the match, though consular officials cautioned that formal identification remains pending.

Hermosillo Mexico U.S John S. Patterson Sonora Miguel Angel Cortes Ibarra Patterson Philadelphia Andra Pattersons Antonio del Pozzo del Pozzo Rome

Indicted in Atlanta double murder at Ebenezer Church

Fulton County grand jury indicted Marcus Wayne Chenault on two murder charges for the shootings at Ebenezer Baptist Church that killed Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. and Deacon Edward Boykin. He faces additional counts of aggravated assault carrying a pistol without a license and carrying a concealed weapon.

Atlanta, Ga Marcus Wayne Chenault Atlanta Ebenezer Baptist Church Martin Luther King Sr Edward Boykin Fulton County Ohio State University Sam Phillips McKenzie Chenault

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