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Independent in Long Beach, California

05 May 1958

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1958

Page

3

Gun Moll 16 Ex Lynwood Girl Who Was Always Running Away

Dorothy Louise Decker a 16 year old from Lynwood who roamed Reno and Vatle Jo before ending up in an Oregon jail. She described a three week romance with Henry Thomas Hill an ex convict who died at a roadblock after kidnapping five people. She said Hill was her cousin and claimed she feared him but would not reveal why she fled.

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Gun Moll Lynwood Dorothy Louise Decker Vatlejo Dorothy Reno Nevada Oregon Henry Thomas Hill Hill Lejo George Decker Virginia Carlin Ave
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Kidnap tale ends in fatal standoff near Brookings

Deputy Sheriff Ross Bates recounted a dramatic Brookings gun duel in which Henry T. Hill 36 on parole from San Quentin died after using Dorothy Louise Decker 16 as a shield. Four youths George Haines Chris Jenkinson George Sullivan and Dave Ranbeck were held as hostages. Hill boasted he would not be taken alive. a roadblock confrontation followed two miles north of Brookings. Hemmerling fired twice, Hill was shot and killed. the girl escaped as a shotgun was found in the car.

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Brookings, Orc Lynwood Calif Ross Bates Bates Henry T. Hill San Quentin Dorothy Louise’ Decker Kenneth Hemmerling Hill Kemmerling Hill Side Hemmerling George Haines Chris Jenkinson George Sullivan Dave Ranbeck Ail Yive Brookings Sabin Brook Pat Sims Sims Brookings House
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