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Man Who Killed Wife and 3 Children Faces Death Penalty
Harold R. Gilar, 39, a Pasadena rug merchant, tells District Attorney he seeks the maximum penalty after admitting to killing his wife Grace and three children Randolph 12 Janet 10 Martha 7 with a Boy Scout hatchet. He was found unconscious after ingesting sleeping pills and turning on a gas jet. He described the slayings as done after singing Christmas carols and says he cannot change what happened. Loucks says four murder charges will be filed today. He had prior arrests for indecent exposure and peeping Tom. he says his parents neglected him and he had a troubled life.
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