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Blackmail Scheme Led to Slaying of Ex Navy Man
Walter Ward of New Rochelle confessed to shooting Clarence Peters, former Navy man found dead near Ennisco reservoir after Ward said a blackmail plot targeting him and his family forced a meeting at a Port Chester road spot. Ward described a car ambush by two men, eight to nine shots exchanged, Peters killed with a heart shot, and a $75,000 blackmail demand. Ward released on $100,000 bond. charge of homicide filed.
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White Plains
N. J
Walter &. Ward
Ward Banking Company
George Werner
Sheriffs Office
Clarence Peters
Navy
Ward
Phe
Ennisco Reservoir
Naval
New York
Decatur Road
New Rochelle
Port Chester
Peters
Pete
Clarence
Charles Ross
Jack
Werner
Charlies Ross
Tack
Ross