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Nobles called child abuse victimWitnesses tell court of neglect, beatings, childhood suicide attemptBy CHRIS TRAMPEDaity Texan StaffAn Austin man convicted of Willing two North Austin women wasabused as a ^ hild and tried to commit suicide when he vs as eight vears old family members testified in a I raws C ountv court WednesdayA toster sister of Jonathan Wavne Nobles 2r testified VNednesdav that Nobles should be given life imprisonment instead of the death penaltyC.lona Durst a toster child in Nobles family tor more than three year1' said Nobles stepfather beat him Also she said Nobles had anakoholu mother while growing upHe was mistreated neglectedand ignored Durst saidNobles mother ignored him as hetned to hang himselt trom a tree in his hack yard vs hen he vsas 8, but I Hirst got him down before he hurthimselt Durst said1 told mv mother Jonathan was going to hang himselt but she saidhe was not Durst saidNobles was convicted Monday of capital murder in the stabbing deaths of Kelly Farquhar 24 andMit/i Johnson Nallev 21 1 he women were stabbed 'sept 13 198fc intheir home at 5913 Sunshine Drive The defense rested its case Wednesday Nobles i*. expected to be sentenced ThursdayAn unite of Nobles George\Salker also testified that Noblesparents abused their sonHe had bruisos all over him most of the time They forced him towear long sleeved shirts to coverthem up Walker saidF.luabeth Keehner Nobles foster mother when he was 14 saidNobles has good m him and should he spared the death penalty 1 hope he can live she told thejury Out of 17 foster children hewas mv best said Keehner of Bastrop.Nobles ad|usted well to Keeh-ner's other toster children Keehner saidHe continually reached out tor love,' she said It seemed like he fit in nght from the startDurst said Nobles stepfather Vinson Korn would push him awav and play only with the otherchildren.Durst was crving and could not answer when the prosecution asked her if Nobles brought the punishment on himselt She said Nobles behavior was affected adversely tnm the medication for his hv-m'peractivityBob Farquhar. Kelly Farquhar sbrother was untouched by the testimony'Today is Kellv s birthday he- r* •/s* \ _ ■ • .. 1 ~J’~ -N -•** J • Z 'i-m* - * • / 'r-■,said She would have been 2r
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Austin Daily Texan
Austin, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 15, 1987
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