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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1980

Page

10

Class president in murder case at Patapsco High

Michael Schindler, 18, once named most popular senior and leader, is jailed without bail after being charged with two counts of first degree murder in a Thanksgiving weekend stabbing spree tied to a murder-for-hire plot. His defense cites prior head injuries from a car crash.

Dundalk Michael Schindler Patapsco Senior High School Schindler William Zinman Patapsco High Elva Venzke the Patriot Thomas Dessecker Mike Dessecker Patapsco David Driver Baltimore Maria Zisser Mary Thompson Tony Thompson David Robertson Zinman

Father fights government after eight years apart

Tom Leonhard, a Buffalo cement worker, sues the federal government for hiding his children for eight years. He seeks accountability guidelines and monetary redress, arguing the system harmed him and his kids. The case gains attention as Hollywood portrays a similar ordeal in the film Hide in Plain Sight.

Washington UPI Tom Leonhard Leonhard Buffalo, N.Y James Caan Hollywood Caan Reno New Sal Martoche Karen Michael Buffalo FBI William Webster Martoche Supreme Court

Girl Scout killings mystery lingers after Hart acquittal

A year after the acquittal of Gene Leroy Hart in the three Girl Scout murders, jurors voice lingering questions while Hart dies of a heart attack in prison. The case remains officially unsolved with ongoing lawsuits and pending charges against others linked to the investigation.

Hart Locust Grove Wanda Hale Pryor Food Store Oklahoma State Penitentiary Magic Empire Council of Girl Scouts Sam Pigeon Pigeon Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Mrs. Hale Lawrence Berry Adair George Kelly Sandra Garrett Jack Mitchell Jr Adairs Okey Shamblin Richard Gene Leroy Hart Sharp

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