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W itnesses Testify On KorgesTestimony continued today in the capital murder trial of Emmett Leroy Korges as District attorney Fred Galindo called Captain Raul Noyola of the Harlingen Fire Dept, and (.'apt. Harlan Brune of the Cameron County Sheriff's department Galindo nad called seven witnesses for the state Thursday a f t e r n o o n when opening testimony began at 1:30 pm Korges, 39, of Corpus Christi 1* charged with the murder of lictor Trammell of Harlingen |!us the robbery of Trammell's antique gun collection. A co* indictee in the case. Jerry Joe Bird, nad been convicted and sentenced to death Each witness for the state provided a chronological link in the case, beginning with the identification of Korges as one who accompanied Bird when Bird rented a 12-foot van on Jan 10 and continuing with the witnesses who first arrived atthe burning Trammell residence tn the early morning hours ofJan 12.After the reading of the Indictment and an opening statement by Galindo, die trial began with the testimony ofGeorge Autobee and lt;»«orge 1jiR«, woo arranged the rentalnf a van from Ryder TruckKental Co. m Corpus Chnsti j Autobee identified Koqprs as a companion of Bird on Jan, 10 and laRo verified the mileage •s miles when the van wasreturned or Jan 12 Testimonv continued with a border potro! agent, William Ihmn of Kingsville. who remambered Korges as be.ng unusually nervous at the Santa border patrol checkpoint about 4 a mm Jan 11 Korges was told to open the trunk of a 1*7 Ford he was dnvmg after he appeared nervous Dunn lt;hd not recall a van passing through onthat date Mrs Vtk* Jan# Ways idem- Ih* ed Korges a# be og togetherw ;h Bird at the Colonial Drive {Irn Grocery * Harlingen at !tout 12 noon Jan II. lden- 1 tifirauoa was made through aIiCture of the two suspects tnat[lt; iad appeared ** the Valley I htommg Star on Jan 18. IMr. and Mrs Seal Ways gave ' their account of being the first *at the scene and being *UftMcreaful an entering the I burning Trammell home 1
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Fri, Sep 20, 1974
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