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Newton Man Found Dead After Testifying in Murder Trial
James Frederick Jones 32, a key state witness in the Hoffman murder case, was found dead in his car near Lake Oxford in Catawba County. Coroner says suicide by exhaust hose. Jones had been missing since Tuesday and left a note. He testified Hoffman failed to stop after a minor collision the night Mrs. Barnes was slain.
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Herbert Hoffman
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