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and he struck her with the axe both, He then struck each
several. more times with the axe and stabbed them to be
certain they were dead. Starkweather then beat his own
face and head agains the dall to inflict wounds and cut
his own clothing and made superficial wounds on himself
With a pocket knife, He set fire to mother's bed to ob-
literate evidence, but someone saw at and it was put out

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and he struck her with the axe both. He then struck each
several more times with the axe and stabbed them to be
certain they were dead. Starkweather then beat his own
face and head agains the wall to inflict wounds and cut
his own clothing and made Superficial wounds on himself
with a pocket knife. He set fire to mother's bed to ob-
literate evidence, but someone saw at and it was put out
and the: alarm given,

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Ml1a the $1500. She said that Hmmerett could come and
live there if she married Starkweather, but that if he
chose to deed the property away, he could not have any of
it. He flew into a rage, refusing to retrieve the deed
from anmerett and accusing his mother of interfering in
his life and relationship with Bmmerett. She then got
the deeds that she had executed and’ the notes and tore
them upe All night Saturday and all day Sunday, he broo-
ded over the affair and finally decided to kill his mo-
ther, On Monday night the hired man and boy were gone,
The mother and sister sat up late before retiring,

Around 3 o'clock AM, he took an axe from the woodshed and
a knife from the kitchen drawer and went to his mother's
room and stmuck her over the head several times with the
axe as she lay Sleeping,

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W#1la woke up and jumped at him

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“flila the $1500, She said that Hmmerett could come and

live there if she married Starkweather, but that if he |
chose to deed the property away, he could not have any o.
it. He flew into a rage, refusing to retrieve the deed
from anmerett and accusing his mother of intergering in
his life and relationship with ammerett. She then got
the deeds that she had executed and’ the notes and tore
them ups All night Saturday and all day Sunday, he broo-|

ded over the affair and finally decided to kill his mo-
ther, On Monday night the hired man and boy were gone,
The mother and sister sat up late before retiring,

Around 3 o'clock AM, he took an axe from the woodshed and
a knife from the kitchen drawer and went to his mother's
room and stmuck her over the head several times with the

axe as she lay sleeping, Ella woke up and jumped at him

“me the $1500. She said that anmerett could coi
narried Starkweather, but that if

e property away, he could not ae any o:

8 rage, refieing to retrieve the deed

ALL night Saturday y ett he broo.
ded over the affair and finally decided to Kill "his mo-
ther, On Monday night the hired man and boy were gone
The mother and sister sat up late before retiring.

Around 3 olclock AM, he took an axe from th

a knife from the

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and all day

woodshed and
mother's

itchen drawer and went to
stmuck her ove head several times with the
axe as she lay sleeping,

Ella woke up and jumped at him



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