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Roche Confession May Free Man In Murder Term
Paul A. Pfeffer, serving 20 years to life for the slaying of Edward Bates, won a right to a new trial after John F. Roche admitted four other killings including Bates robbery slayings. Judge Peter T. Farrell ordered a hearing for next Wednesday with Milton A. Wiltse presiding. Pfeffer, 32, had denied the confession and said he was innocent.
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New York
Paul A. Pfeffer
Pfeffer
Queens County
Peter T. Farrell
Milton A. Wiltse
Jefferson County
Edward Bates
John F. Roche
Dorothy Westwater
Roche
Bates