Boyle's Quiet Rise Ends in Courtroom Clashes Over Slayings
William Anthony Boyle, longtime United Mine Workers leader from Montana, faces a new courtroom battle over allegations he instigated the 1969 New Year’s Eve murders of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. Once anonymous under John L. Lewis, Boyle’s powerful fall from grace followed a fierce leadership struggle with rival leader Yablonski.
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Boyle Charged in Yablonski Killings
Former United Mine Workers leader W A Boyle and deputy William Turnblazer face murder charges in the 1969 Yablonski killings. Affidavits cite Turnblazer as the informant. Turnblazer pleaded guilty to a civil rights indictment. A Sept. 25 removal hearing is set.
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