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uig on me executive 10 sei up a sh committee “to consider meansveLoved her, £' drVANCOUVER (CP)—A Van-couver police officer Thursday ar testified that a man accused of f*0 slaying his fiance told him: “I loved her and couldn't bear for er her to be with anyone else. I m killed her. that is all.’* dlt;Sgt. John Finnic was testify- cc ing at the non-capital murder trial of Roger Allan Williams,23. who was engaged to Linda Wood, 19, before her fatal stabbing last April 8Sgt. Finnie said Williams admitted that a loaded air pistol and blood-stained hunting knife found near the Wood home werehisHe quoted Williams as saying:“I intended to use the gun to scare her family but threw it away. I said, “Linda are you sure there is no chance for us.’ and she said ‘No.’ I pulled out the knife and stabbed her.”The officer said Williams also said he had taken sleeping pills after leaving the Wood home and slashed his wrists.The girl’s father, Reginald Ernest Wood, testified that on the night of April 8 he heard screams on the back porch of the family homeHe said his daughter staggered into the kitchen and fell to the floor. She was pronounced dead on arrival at hospitalThe trial continues before Mr. Justice F C. Munroedi:
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Sep 20, 1968
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