Puzzling postmortem wounds mark 27th Atlanta slaying
The 17 year old William Barrett was found dead in DeKalb County with puncture wounds to the abdomen after asphyxiation. Investigators link the case to a string of killings of young blacks and report fibers on Barrett match those on earlier victims. Authorities say the postmortem wounds are a new but puzzling element with no clear motive or suspect.
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DeKalb County
Associated Press
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Rett
Hand
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Lee Brown
Brown
Georgia Crime Lab
Larry Howard
Freedom Riders remembered Anniston bus attack anniversary
The 1961 Anniston bus burning amid the Freedom Rides is recalled twenty years later by participants Henry Thomas Walter Bergman and Albert Bigelow. Thomas describes memory of the tire explosion fire as he rebuilt his life in Atlanta and plans for his daughter to attend the University of Alabama. Bergman, left wheelchair bound, praises the ride’s impact on civil rights and ongoing advocacy for the disabled and elderly. Bigelow reflects on shared struggle across backgrounds and the unity of riders.
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Miss
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Florida
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Atlanta
Alabama
John Patterson
University of Alabama
Walter Bergman
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bergman
Anniston Station
Albert Bigelow
Boston
John Lewis
Montgomery
Bigelow
Girl held after Reagan threat in New Haven nightclub
A 16 year old girl was arrested at a New Haven nightclub for a telephoned threat on President Reagan. Police linked the case to two prior threats tied to New Haven, noting a 22 year old from Drexel Hills faced charges after a hotel room letter vowed to kill Reagan.
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John W. Hinkley, Jr
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Edward Richardson
Drexel Hills
New York City
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Jodie Foster
Yale University
Foster
Richardson
Park Plaza
Washington D.C
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Ronald Reagan
Inter
People’s Court
Two Boys Charged in Drowning of Cousins in Queens
Two boys aged 7 and 9 from Far Rockaway were charged with juvenile delinquency in the drowning deaths of four year old Ferguson Evans and Jabril Broomfield near the Norton Basin drainoff of Jamaica Bay. Bodies found after neighbors reported rocks tossed into the basin. parents alleged foul play. Police said community information led to arrests.
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Queens
Furguson Evans
Jabril Broomfield
Norton Basin
Jamaica Bay
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