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Jury Selected to Try Noted Florida Murder Case
A all male jury was chosen in Fort Pierce to try Joseph A. Peel Jr. on charges he masterminded the abduction and murder of Circuit Judge C. E. Chillingworth and his wife Marjorie. The case involves the death penalty and features testimony from alleged killers Holzapfel and Lincoln about drowning the couple at sea.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
UPI
Joseph A. Peel Jr
Florida
C. E. Chillingworth
Marjorie
Floyd
Lucky) Holzapfel
George
Bobby
Chillingworths
Peel
West Palm Beach
O'Connell
Spe