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Loyola law student charged with murder in Read case
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 12 G W Gill a 23 year old Loyola University senior law student was charged with murder in the disappearance and presumed death of Centenary College senior and football standout Bob Read. Read last seen at Pleasureville resort after threatening messages to Gill's wife led to a struggle in a rowboat. Gill allegedly confessed to pushing Read underwater and later abandoning the body. Mrs Gill corroborates her husband account and was released pending further inquiry. Read hailed from Converse Louisiana and was a noted student athlete.
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