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Elderly New Orleans Woman Denies Kidnaping Claim
In New Orleans 83 year old Edna Halbedel denied being held captive in her French Quarter home for two years by two men named Villarrubia and Dube. The accused face aggravated kidnaping charges with a $200000 bond after investigators forced entry. The defendants’ lawyer says 14 witnesses, including a DA’s wife, police, a nun, a dentist, and a doctor, will testify she was not held against her will.
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New Orleans
Harry Connick
Edna Hathhedel
New and Jury
John Richard
Villerrubia
Neel J. Dube
Raymond McGuire
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