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Suspect in WPA workers killings held for murder
Charles N. Layman, 44, called a water boy, is jailed on suspicion of murder after four WPA workers were shot in a Los Angeles drainage ditch. Layman faces psych examination after an inquest for the victims Lloyd Holden 42 Peter Coklit 46 Harry Sell 56 and Lloyd Davis 25 all from Los Angeles. Witness Chiff Gill said Layman casually chose his victims as he stood by the ditch noted as a battlefield scene.
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Los Angeles
Charles N. Layman
WPA
Layman
Lloyd E. Holden
Peter M. Coklit
Harry Sell
Lloyd Davis
Francis Secrist
Harold Johnston
James Healey
Chiff Gill
Wil Lewis