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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1956
Page
5
A 12 year old boy named Stanley reached for a slip of a wire on a second story roof. He was shocked by a live 220 volt line and hung from the wire until neighbor Robert Stephens pulled him free. Stanley collapsed in arms, describing the shock as intense and frightening.
A statement attributed to David C. Nelson, accused in the Rainey murder, was read in court and admitted as evidence despite defense objections. Nelson allegedly described an Arizona ride, a confrontation over a weapon, and shooting Rainey before dumping the body along U.S. 66 near Budville. Rainey was found shot twice near Albuquerque on January 10.
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