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The Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center’s most illustrious alumnus, Cary Steven Krist, convicted master-mind of the BarbaraA ♦ 4to escape in a pile of trash Thursday afternoon, March 22nd ,butwhei he was dumped head first into the sariit y landfill about j i »0 yards outside the prison compound, he found a large number of the Center’s security guards waiting for him.- ■Dr. Allen Ault, Superintendent va t the Center in Butts County, said Krist was hauled opt of the pile of trash, pretending unconsciousness, was: quickty returned to prison where he was x-rayed thoroughly from head to foot with no indications found that he was unconscious or under the influence of drugs.Supt. Aultsaid that Krist, 27,was transferred to the Diagnostic Center September 26, 1972 after serving two years of a life sentence for the Florida heiress . He will be eligible for parole consideration after serving seven years.Supt. Ault explained thatKrist is one of the 126 inmates*. ■ « ■ * . . ■ • ,to the prison permanently a id that he workedassistbig thefrom work to the cell block where all the, permanent inmates are housed.Mr. Ault said that Lewis_ , . ' • ■Weldon, assistant superintendent in charge of security, had been “on top of the escape attempt for about threeweeks.’ ’ “We didn’t know When or where it was going to happen,” he said,' “We just knew hewas up to something,” Krist was convicted for the 1969 kidnapping of the Emory University coed who was held for ransom in a coffin-like box buried in some Gwinnett County woods for more than three days .Supt. Ault said of Krist’s escape a ttempt tha t “hev ‘ . • * iattempted to ride out in a trash barrel with his head down and his behind up. ’ ’ * ‘He’d coveredhimself with trash;”• , 9 • * • • ■. Mr, Ault revealed that the’ • . ‘ ■ .v 'security guard detail for thetrash lumping operation hadbeen tripled since prisonauthorities had bet n alerted about three weeks ago that Kristwould try to escape.¥ * ♦•will conduct a - ‘first grade roundup” Saturday morning, March 31st, at the) academy campus on Brownlee Road between the hours of 9-11:30 a.m.All families and newcomers.■ , - - • •, . •entering children in the school for the first time are earnestly requested to enroll children in the first grade, at this roundupfor the next school year.The Indian Springsf Acaidemyhas grades Kindergarten through twelfth and all teachers are Georgia certified with all classes restricted to 25or under.This year there will he 14 Seniors in the gradua ting class. The Academy is presently completing its third year. Refreshments will he served at the roundup Saturday.T * 4 * i f4* r*;- houses, about 850inute tes and last; year pro -moire than 4,400 of theinmatessystem, Supt. Ault disclosed. He said Krist made his icape attempt white enroutecheck your label. If it reads1973 yourt •maintain the present rate ofassurepaper.continuation of receiving siyour renewal how!we
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Jackson Progress Argus
Jackson, Georgia, US
Thu, Mar 29, 1973
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