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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1983

Page

16

Trial opens in Lake Worth slayings case in Fort Worth

Jury selection began for 25 year old carpenter Larry Keith Robison in the August 10 1982 Lake Worth killings that left five people including Bruce Gardner and Rickey Bryant dead. The defense cited mental defect from drugs and homosexuality as insanity grounds while prosecutors argued Robison had rational understanding of his acts.

Fort Worth Larry Keith Robison Lake Worth Robison Bruce Gardner Rickey Lee Bryant Georgia Ann Reed Carver Scott Reed Earline Barker Gardner J.R. Molina Molina Larry Moore Moore Mike Worley Tarrant County Judy Smith Smith

Family ends anonymity of woman in exhumation case

In Dallas, police reveal Marianne Day, a 33 year old with 13 aliases and a long arrest record, will be exhumed from a pauper's grave in Texas and shipped to Kentucky for relatives. Her uncle calls her “one of our own” as investigations tie the narcotics related shooting to her past.

Dallas Marianne Day Kentucky Day Dallas Times Herald Owensboro University Park Navy California Texas Presbyterian Hospital of E.L. Holman

Tragic cyanide poisoning kills Stephenville area children

Autopsy confirms cyanide poisoning as cause of death for 8 year old Amy Annette Black and 1 year old Richard Loyd Black. Delbert Black, 33, charged with two counts of murder after forcing his children to ingest cyanide mixture in rural Erath County. Neighbors say he was despondent over divorce. Black attempted to kill his wife previously and was free on bond before arrest.

Stephenville Dallas County Erath County Jerry Perkins Delbert Black Hico Amy Annette Black Richard Loyd Black Hico City Hospital Black Erath County Sheriff's Randy Merriman Jack Perry Merriman Sylvia Hamilton County Justice of the Peace Joy Cook

First Gulf bomb plot trial starts in Houston today

A $15 million extortion scheme involving five bombs at Gulf Oil Chemical Cedar Bayou refinery led to a three state manhunt. John Marvin McBride, 46, Durango gun shop owner, faces trial as the alleged mastermind. Four co defendants to be tried separately. one has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify.

Houston John Marvin McBride Durango Colo Gulf Oil Chemical Corp McBride Gulf Cedar Bayou Jill Renee Bird Ment U.S Gabrielle McDonald Michael Worth Worth Timothy K Justice

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