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KENSINGER, John Clay
Kerisinger, a 29-year-old white native of Pittsburgh, Pa., was empl oy =
ed as a magazine salesman as was 2O=year=-old Richard Lee McCaughey
of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio, On ‘Jurie 24, 1953, they were working
in the general vicinity of Washington D. C, That night they caught
a cab driven by 46-year-old Leroy F, Applegate of Tacoma Park, Md,
and rode to Arlington, Vae, where Kensinger pulled a pistol and or-
dered Applegate to Stop the car, Instead, Applegate continued
driving and finally stopped in front of a house ina residential
area where he informed Kansinger and McCaughey that a policeman
lived there and he was going to report the incident, Kensinger then
shot and killed him. They robbed the body of $22.00 and drove the _
Cag to a spot near the Chain Bridge where they abandoned it. Kensin-
ger was arrested shortly after the body and car were discovered and
claimed lived in the house where he had Stopped. He said Welb, it
was just like when you bet on red and black comes upe You lose,.,
just like that, ! MeCaughey, who turned State's evidence, was con-
Victed of senond degree murder and sentenced to twelve years in
KENSINGER, John Clay
Kenisinger, a 29nyear=old white native of Pittsburgh, Pa., was employ
ed as a magazine salesman as was 20-year-old Richard Lee McCaughey
of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. On ‘Jurie 24, 1953, they were working
in the general vicinity of Washington D. C, That night they caught
a cab driven by 6-year-old leroy F, Applegate of Tacoma Park, Md.
and rode to Arlington, Vae, where Kensinger pulled a pistol and or-
dered Applegate to stop the car, Instead, Applegate continued
driving and finally stopped in front of a house in a residential
area where he informed Kénsinger and McCaughey that a policeman
lived there and he was going to report the incident. Kensinger then
shot and killed him, They robbed the body of $22,00 and drove the
cae to a spot near the Chain Bridge where they abandoned it. Kensin-
only when the taxi driver threatened to tell the policeman who he
claimed lived in the house where he had stopped. He said “Welb, it
was just like when you bet on red and black comes upe You lose...
just like that,!! MeCeughey, who turned State's evidence, was con-
Victed of senond degree murder and sentenced to twelve years in
KENSINGER, John Clay
Kensinger, a 29-yoar-old white native of Pittsburgh, Pa., was enploy4
ed a6 @ magaain salesman as was 20-yuar-old Richard Lee MoCaughey
only when the taxi driver threatened to tell the policeman wen
Claimed lived in the house where he had stopped. ‘He ssid Mold, it
@ When you bet on red and black comes up. You lose:
who turned State's evidence, was cone
r and sentenced to twelve years in
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