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Family Life Ends For Prison Escapee
Robert Lee Beatty, an Oklahoma prison escapee who served nine years left in state time, lived in Texas as Buddy Lee Haley. He was captured in Dallas after an informant tipped authorities, ending years of hidden life with his arrest in the Dallas city jail. His wife Edna hopes for normal family life again.
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Robert Lee Beatty
Oklahoma
Beatty
Dallas
Edna
Buddy Lee Haley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation