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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 2000

Page

15

Second suspect indicted in O H Air disappearance

A federal grand jury indicted David Roland Waters, 53, of Austin, in the 1995 disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family. The indictment charges conspiracy to kidnap and extortion and ties Waters to a $600,000 wire transfer, a gun, and stolen goods. Osborne separately faces a one count indictment for using a false Social Security number to lease a storage unit.

Austin Texas Madalyn Murray O’hair O’hair David Roland Waters Waters Jon Garth Murray Robin Murray O’hair San Antonio Supreme Court America Danny Fry Dallas Water Patrick Ganne Daryl Fields U.S Gary Paul Karr Murray New Jersey United States Florida Illinois Gerald Lee Chico” Osborne Weatherford Osborne

Wichita Falls judge blocks petition to remove gay themed books

U S District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer ruled a local petition law unconstitutional, blocking residents from removing Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddies Roommate from the Wichita Falls public library. The decision returns the books to the children s section amid ongoing First Amendment disputes.

Wichita Falls Wichita Falls Public Library U.S Jerry Buchmeyer Heather Buchmeyer Linda Hughes Wichita Falls Times Record News The American Civil Liberties Union

Second kidnapping trial opens in Opal Jennings case

In Fort Worth, Richard Lee Franks faces aggravated kidnapping charges over Opal Jo Jennings who vanished in March 1999. Witnesses, including former jailers and a current Mansfield officer, describe Franks confessing and detailing the abduction while defense lawyers argue police manipulation and lack of physical evidence.

Fort Worth Richard Lee Franks Robert Wood Mansfield Franks Opal Jo Jennings Saginaw House Wood Roger Polson Tarrant County Edward Jones Jones Andrew Boyer Boyer Opal James Blackburn Spencer Williams Spencer Saginaw

Family dog mauls and kills 3-year-old in East Texas

In rural Smith County, Allayah Austin wandered into a back yard where nine pit bulls were chained. Bevelon Austin fell asleep, mother failed to notice, and a pit bulldog mauled the child to death. A relative later killed the dog responsible.

Allayah Smith County Sheriff's Department Mike Lusk

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