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Daring Louisiana escapees end hours long manhunt
In Natchitoches Parish a trio of Houston fugitives held 13 hostages across several areas of Louisiana before being cornered at a Kisatchie National Forest frame house. One man shot a fellow escapee with their own submachine gun as another surrendered to protect a family.
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Natchitoches
Jamies Marion Sumner
Garry Robert Williams
Luther Pettitt
Houston
Tex
Gregg County
Longview
Tes
Sumner
Williams
Natchitoches Parish
Pettitt
Leo Martin
Flatwoods
Kisaichie National Forest
Martin
Pettill