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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 29, 2005

Page

7

Prosecutors doubt Cofee confession in Jessica Lunsford case

In Inverness Florida prosecutors question sex offender John Coney's claim that he kept 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford alive days after abducting her from her family home. Chief Assistant State Attorney Ric Ridgway says the evidence does not support the confession.

Inverness Fla Jessica Lunsford John Coney Jessica Ric Ridgway Couey Ridgway

Conviction in 1979 killing of Rose Twells in Woodbury

Jeffrey Bayer, now 41, was convicted of felony murder for the December 1979 slaying of Rose Twells the elderly widow of a former mayor in Woodbury New Jersey. A former girlfriend testified she acted as a lookout during a burglary at Twells' home. The other men await trial dates.

Woodbury N.J Jeffrey Bayer Rose Twells Bayer Twells

Free after 35 years in Hillsborough

Junior Allen, 65, walked free after 35 years in prison for second degree burglary in a 1960s case. He had been jailed while inmates convicted of murder or rape were released, with records noting a 140 dollar black and white TV theft and an 87 year old woman involved, though assault was not proven.

Hillsborough N.C Junior Allen Allen THE Associated Press

Hawthorne's Patriot Town Faces BRAC Threat to Depot

In Hawthorne Nevada, a 50 year old Armed Forces Day parade masks fear as the nearby Army Ammunition Depot, a linchpin for the town's 3,800 residents, is placed on the Defense Department BRAC list. Residents warn closure would devastate jobs, schools, and the town’s future while a BRAC commission weighs the impact ahead of a White House submission. The depot, opened in 1930, houses 2,400 bunkers with munitions and has supplied explosives from World War II to Iraq.

Hawthorne Nev Pentagon Army New Nevada Reno Larry Grant Defense Department White House Congress Dean Shellenbarger Christy Grant Iraq

Habitat blitz-build house theft hits Odessa project

Habitat for Humanity Odessa blitz-build site at Lauderdale Avenue and Third Street was broken into. A middle house had a back window broken and thieves stole a paint-sprayer, orange fan, dolly, and crated stove and refrigerator. Police patrols increased. replacement costs about $1,200.

Habitat For Humanity Beal Odessa Lauderdale Avenue Third Street Lauderdale Ave

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