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Convicted Youth Faces Hanging in Delaware Murder Case
Georgetown Delaware AP A 17 year old boy was convicted of first degree murder and rape for an act committed at age 15. The jury verdict carries a mandatory hanging sentence under Delaware capital punishment law. Defense plans an appeal as Linwood Shields faces execution for the strangulation death of 54 year old Phyllis Lenhart near Hillsboro May 22 1974.
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