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First double hangings in Kansas in 70 years cross the line
Slayers Robert Suhay and Glenn Applegate, convicted for the Federation Bureau of Investigation agent W. W. Baker murder, were hanged at the federal penitentiary early today. Witnesses included Baker's son and an Arizona attorney. Applegate and Suhay met their fates after a dramatic escape and gun battle in Topeka.
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Robert Suhay
Glenn Applegate
New York
W. W. Baker
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Penitentiary
Kansas
Applegate
Suhay
H. H. Baker
Yuma
Ariz
F.B.I
B. B. Baker
Ray Buschausen
U. S
Baker
Topeka
Katonah
N. Y
Homer Sylvester
Plattsmouth
Neb
Cass
Dwight Brantley
Kansas City
L. B. Reed
F.bi
Brantley
S. N. Hibbard
Sabetha
Kan
Hibbard
Carl Panzran
Indian Territory
Wichita
Altho
Robert Sahay