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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1986

Page

11

Neighbor arrested in slaying of 5 year old girl

WATAUGA AP A 20 year old neighbor Vicki lyynn Kirkpatrick was arrested in connection with the murder of 5 year old Renee Greer whose strangled body was found near a furniture store dumpster in Hurst. Investigators say the killing appeared spontaneous and not premeditated. Kirkpatrick was questioned for about two hours at her home before the arrest and remains jailed without bond.

Hurst Steve Moore Kirkpatrick Renee Moore Dumipster Fort Worth

Robbery at Odessa Home Reported In Police Probe

Police investigate a Sunday gunpoint robbery of 78 year old Odessa resident Charlie Glover at his home on Coahuila Road. Two armed men forced entry around 12:05 a.m. demanding money and a gun. Glover surrendered $70 cash and a .32 caliber handgun before the suspects fled.

Odessa Charlie Glover Coahuila Road No Glover

Inmate Wicker faces Texas execution for Beaumont slaying

Chester Lee Wicker, 37, condemned for abducting and burying Suzanne Knuth on Bolivar Peninsula in 1980, could become the third Texas inmate executed in a week. His case, tied to race and confession challenges, awaits Supreme Court action after appeals were rejected by the 5th Circuit.

Huntsville Chester Lee Wicker Beaumont Texas Wicker Suzanne Knuth Bolivar Peninsula Galveston James Hury Randy Woolls Larry Smith Dallas Supreme Court Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans Bruce Griffiths American Civil Liberties Union Larry Gist

Dallas officers adopt street survival self-defense program

Dallas police launch the Minimum Risk Program to teach officers street survival tactics missing from academy training. Vice Sgt. Tommy Wafer recalls a recent arrest where a suspect’s attack left him with facial injuries, while noting the program aims to curb rising officer injuries and assaults. The initiative runs with veteran officers and will broaden into academy courses over eight months.

Dallas Police Academy Tommy Wafer Wafer Academy Dallas Police Academy

Prison escapees chase leads to Houston area

Two Louisiana prison escapees, a 33 year old murderer and a 32 year old armed robber, abducted two women as they fled toward Texas. They forced Linda Mayeux at knifepoint to drive to Houston, abandoned her, then kidnapped another woman at a west Houston shopping center. Police describe them as armed and dangerous.

Houston Louisiana Texas Danny Weeks James Colvin Alexandria Foster Mayeux Avondale Bill Stephens

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