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Nee Teen-Ager Slays Family Over Wrestling Outing
St Joseph Missouri report details Richard Wisdorf a 16 year old who murdered his mother father and grandmother after being denied permission to attend wrestling matches. He fled in a jacket bearing his Sherburn Minnesota hometown and was captured after shoeshine boy Floyans Kirby alerted police. Wisdorf confessed citing home rules and his sister's status at college as possible motive. He spent money on a Hollywood muffler boots and a hat before surrendering at a movie theatre. Police say he planned to become a cowboy in Texas.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
WUP
Richard Wisdorf
Sherburn
Minn
Floyans Kirby
Wisdorf
Sher Aurn
Antoinette
College of St. Catherine
St. Paul, Minn
Wisdort
Minnesota
William Bryant
Texas
Son of
Belle Starr