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Confessed slaying of hotel guest over stolen ring
Washington police report bartender Chris L. Perez admitted killing Charles J. Hines at the Ambassador hotel, seeking a $1,000 diamond ring. Hines was bound and suffocated or bludgeoned. the ring was found in Perez room. A tavern waitress and owner corroborated her story. two others with Hines and Perez were held as witnesses. Perez, 29, once served in the army, has no clear criminal record.
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Ambassador Hotel
Wisconsin
Camp Lejeune
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A. Magruder MacDonald