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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1975

Page

14

Kidnap Suspect Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced

Leonard James McSherry a 23 year old Lakewood man credited with abducting an 8 year old girl from Long Beach last month waives arraignment to enter a surprise guilty plea to one count of child molesting and asks for immediate sentencing. He is sentenced to a state prison term of one year to life.

Leonard James McSherry Lakewood Long Beach McSherry Long Beach Superior Court Elsworth Beam Atascadero State Prison

McSherry to Be Sentenced for Child Mistreating Case

McSherry faces sentencing in Norwalk Superior Court on one count of child mistreating and one count of vagrancy. Deputy Defender Robert Wiefhaus represents him in the Norwalk case while he was held at the Atascadero facility.

McSherry Norwalk Superior Court Atascadero Norwalk Polic Robert Wiefhaus Julius Leetham

Youth held in family slayings in Los Angeles

Los Angeles police say they will seek a murder complaint against 18 year old Philip Sampson for the shooting deaths of his grandmother Laurett Arhoden 54 and his sister Helen Sampson 17. Sampson was arrested on suspicion of robbery after being seen with a woman’s purse later tied to his grandmother. The bodies were found in the grandmother’s duplex about an hour after the arrest.

Los Angeles Philip Sampson Sampson Laurett Arhoden Helen Sampson Nelly

Man pleads guilty to Long Beach beating and car theft

Herman Vosburg, a 22 year old escapee from a Michigan prison, pleaded guilty in Long Beach Superior Court to beating a 53 year old man with a ball peen hammer, tying him, stealing $14 and the victim’s car. He faces five years to life. sentencing set for Feb 5.

Michigan Long Beach Herman Vosburg Long Beach Superior Elsworth M. Beam Vosburg Los Angeles Robert Morrell Bob Berger Charles F. Lange Pine Ave Lange Morrell Westminster Acton

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