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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1987
Page
19
A Des Moines man declared innocent in 1982 of killing a used car dealer has confessed during a court hearing that he killed the man. Billy Allen, 26, said his statement came during a session on his brother Jimmy’s request for a further legal move.
Billy Allen testified that he did the stabbing in the Welling home burglary while brother Jimmy faced first degree murder verdict and life sentence. Jimmy seeks a new trial claiming noninvolvement. Double jeopardy prevents retrial of Billy despite confession. Note recalls 1957 Soviet ICBM test.
Court records show a sheriff's sale notice filed for an asset seizure. The document lists the action under public notice procedures with dates and entity names partially readable from the OCR.
Local newspaper fragment notes a sale notice for ropes and related items under an official auction. Readable text indicates sale action and involved party, with sparse context about location and date.
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