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0tIt5iit1IFarmer Denies Murder StoryCUERO, Tex. — A Karnes County farmer, August Styra, 37, charged with the murders of two elderly Garfield, Tex , residents, has repudiated his confession to the crime, it was revealed ve^- J terday.Harper Morris, sheriff of Karnes County, said Styra told him Tuesday “I didn't kill them, and that j he had confessed because he ; feared revenge from three persons whom, he said, were actually responsible.Styra, the father of two children,I is charged with the deaths of Erwin Richter, 67, and his sister, Miss Emma Richter. 65. whose charred bodies were found in the burned-out ruins of their home last June 22. The home burned the pre-l vious night ]Morris said a lie detector test I j given Stvra in Austin Monday showed he was telling the truth in denying knowledge of the crime, but added that a possible mental! condition might prove the test j worthless. ;He said Styra, who has a police record, has been treated for men-1 tal illnes^Police, aroused by suspicious ;! circumstances in the death of the brother and sister, arrested Styra j Jan. 21. He has been held without 1 bond. No date has been set for his 1 appearance before a grand jury.
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 31, 1957
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