European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse F do 6 the stars and strikes youth must die for slaying 5 in in Phoenix Ariz. A a Superior court jury tuesday found Robert Benjamin Smith guilty of first degree murder in the deaths of five persons in a Mesa Ariz.,Beauty College and gave him a death seven women and five men returned their verdict after de liberating for two hours. The defense had pictured the19-year-old onetime Honor student As a friendless insane youth kill ing to seek an identity. The state portrayed him As publicity seeking killer who planned the mass murders Las nov. 12 in minute detail. The defendant handsome when arrested but Pale and thin after slight defect Sturgis . Up the Latch on the door to the new Meade county jail May reopened from the inside authorities Learned following the escape of Frank j. Athos. Nearly a year in jail showed no emotion when Superior court judge Laurance t. Wren read the verdict. Outside the courtroom Smith smother cried in the arms of her husband Robert l. Smith. The jurors filed silently fro the courtroom declining to talk to newsmen. Rod Wood defense attorney said he had not discussed a pos sible Appeal with Smith s parents. Killed As they Lay on the floor of the Beauty College like spokes in a wheel were three student beauticians mrs. Carol Farmer 19, Mary Olsen 18, and Glend Acarter 18 a customer mrs. Joyce Sellers 27, and her Daugh Ter Debra 3. Tamara Sellers 3-month-Olddaughter of mrs. Sellers and one student mrs. Bonita sue Harri canteloupe were wounded but survived. Thur toy october 36, w7 Archery slaying the Bow and arrows left used in the slaying of a West Phila Delphia Mother of two Chil Dren Early monday morning Are displayed in the police administration building. Vaugh Booker above25, an unemployed Salesman is accused of shooting five arrows into his wife Annabella 26, in their apartment. Detectives said he admitted the slaying which climaxed a series of Domestic quarrels. A photos killer of 6 Dies motive never revealed lock Haven a. Apac used mass murderer Leo held died wednesday at lock have Hospital of Bullet wounds suffered in a blazing gun Battle wit police monday. A Hospital administrator said held s death about 6 30 . Resulted from a blood clot to his heart. Held a 40-year-old former school Board member was charged with murdering six per sons and wounding six others during a shooting death rules out the possibility that officers will eve learn what triggered the rampage. They had not questioned him because of the critical nature of his wounds an because of fear of violating his constitutional and relatives said they were mystified by monday Slaughter and most de scribed the former army Sharp shooter As mild mannered. Oth ers said he had a violent temper and was sometimes Moody. A Hospital spokesman said none of held s family or relatives was there when he died. He was married and had four children. The Hospital had notified held family that he had taken a turn for the worse and relative were in route when he died said District attorney Allen , in a news conference said held was not conscious be fore he died but that he mum bled something about his family and we have no further evidence of a motive Lugg added. Held was captured outside his Central Pennsylvania Home i Loganton 18 Miles from the Hammer Mill paper co. Plant where he worked and where the shootings began. In the shootout he was finally disarmed As police bullets shattered his wrists As he Lay on the ground firing with guns in both hands. In monday s shootings police said held walked into the Plant killed five persons and Wounde four More. He drove to a nearby Plant of Piper aircraft corp. And recovering David Overdorf in his hos Pital bed at lock Haven pa., indicates that he s feeling All right. Overdorf was one of six persons wounded during a shooting rampage by a fellow employee Leo held. Six persons were killed monday in the shootings. A How coh a cd 5ag Aib Peffall f Lupo 1mb Hatch. Ain t60t a my invention con
