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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1959
Page
2
A 18 month old boy died from third degree burns after stepfather Leroy Rideaux 19 says he placed the child in a tub of hot water during a temper flare. Rideaux was charged with murder as investigators say the act was not accidental.
Police followed a blood trail to an abandoned house where they found James Collins, 34, assaulting a woman. The victim, a middle aged real estate broker, reported Collins had slashed her and later raped her after forcing her inside. Patrolmen Williams and Berger investigated after seeing the blood and Collins was detained for questioning and possible charges.
Eight year old Stephen Creed died after a fire trapped him near a back door while a babysitter saved his brother and two sisters Kathy, Gail and Ricky from the north se(1) fire scene. Firemen report rescuers forced entry as the back screen was found hooked.
A Canadian Air Force DC4 caught fire during landing at Athens airport and capsized. Nine crew and seventeen passengers, all Canadian Air Force personnel, escaped by jumping clear with two injured and hospitalized. The group was said to be part of a United Nations Observation Team en route home after a secret conference.
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