James Earl Ray Found Guilty Of Escape At Brushy Mountain
James Earl Ray was found guilty of escaping Brushy Mountain State Prison near Petros Tennessee, adding one to two years to his 99 year King assassination sentence. A nine to twelve jurors deliberated about 2 hours 55 minutes before verdict. Ray testified escape to win a new King trial. defense planned a new-trial motion for Nov. 28.
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Wartburg, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Brushy Mountain State
Prson
Petros
King
Memphis
U. S
Griffin Bell
Mark Lane
George Buxton
Pauline Neal
Lee Asbury
Asbury
Morgan County
FBI
Murder Scene Viewed By Jury in Desert Killing Trail
District Court jury hearing the case of Henry Pete Deutscher viewed the crime scene on Thursday before resuming proceedings. Prosecutors expect to finish their case Tuesday while a civil matter will fill the judge’s Friday calendar. Deutscher is charged with strangling and beating 37 year old Darlene Joyce Miller in Canyon Lake after meeting at a bar. Evidence includes a 50 minute videotaped confession and bite mark analysis. A Las Vegas clothing dealer faces a separate Labor Department action for failing to pay minimum wages since 1975 to his sales staff.
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Henry
Pete
Deutscher
Carl Christensen
Nellis Blvd
Darlene Joyce Miller
Canyon Lake
Texas
Wagon Wheel Bar
Ray Jeffers
Mel Harmon
Metro Criminalistics
John Deegan
Las Vegas
Labor Department
U.S
Mort Wallin
the Dunes
MGM
Aladdin
Sahara Hotels
Lake Tahoe
Man Sentenced for Killing in Las Vegas Park Restroom
Gerald Maizes Brooks, 21, and Donald Eugene McClay, 20, both of Jeffery Avenue, were involved in a fatal beating at Anderson Park. Brooks received seven years in Nevada State Prison for voluntary manslaughter, after McClay had already been sentenced to the same term two months earlier by District Court Judge Carl Christensen. Chism died at a hospital on December 8.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Gerald Maizes Brooks
Todd testifies innocence in Las Vegas shooting case
Todd, a 33 year old Las Vegas bartender, took the witness stand claiming his ex wife Nancy Poynor shot him and then killed Victor Parenti. He described injuries from the attack and denied threats to the women involved while prosecutors outline the Truckee River water suit context.
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Las Vegas
Odell Jack Todd
Nancy Poynor
Desert Inn
Victor Parenti
Nancy
Stan Jenkins
Todd
Paventi
Man Shot Protecting 7-Eleven Robbery in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man identified as George Blue was listed in good condition at Sunrise Hospital after being shot once in the stomach while attempting to stop a robbery at a 7-11 at Nellis and Charleston boulevards. Two suspects entered the store at about 5 am, displayed a knife, and demanded money.
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Las Vegas
Sunrise Hospital
Metro
George Blue
Nellis
Charleston
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