maintain that he was innocent until his execution. The case was.
unusal in that another man, subsequently found to. be. a.psychopathic
liar, was on death row at the same time who had confessed.-to :the..
killings. He was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment because
of his obvious AM bitiscnn deficiencies, Click was ees at the
Indiana State Prison on Dec. 30, 1950. |
Fort Wayne NEWS-SENTINEL, Fort Wayne i Het aia ; Eig 1680
Wve (2nd) WY (225 Led. ae
maintain that he was innocent until his execution. The case was
unusal in that another man, subsequently found to be. a. psychopathic
liar, was on death row at the same time who had confessed.to -the
killings. He was subsequently: commuted to life imprisonment because
of his obvious mental deficiencies. Click was electrocuted at the
Indiana State Prison on Dec. 30, 1950. ee
Fort Wayne NEWS-SENTINEL, Forté Wayne, Indiana, 12-30-1950
Yoleleod) 11 (725 Led. /B)
maintain that he was innocent until his execution, The case was
unusal in that another man, found a
liar, was on death row at the same time who had confessed.to the
killings. He was aes commited to life ae because
of his obvious mental Click was the
Indiana State Prison on Dec. 30, 1950.
Fort Wayne NEWS-SENTINEL, For Wayne, Indiana, 12-30-1950
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Click, a white truck driver, was 2l-years-old in 19h, when EXE. 38~
year old Wilhelma (Billie )MBR& Haaga, a defense plant worker, was
‘severely beaten and robbed a few miles from Fort Wayne, Ind. She
died a few days later of her injmries without being able to identi-
fy her assailant. On May 23, 194, 19-year-old Anna Kuzeff, also a
defense worker, was assaulted on her way to work and beaten and
raped before being strangled to death, On Aug. 1, 19lh, a 17-year-
old high school student, Phyllis Conine disappeared and her body
was discovered four days later eight miles from the city. She had
been raped and then killed by a blow on the head. Click was a sus-~
pect at the time, but nothing could tie him to the murders and he
was not charged. On the night of Aug. 26, 1919, he kidnapped and
raped a 15-year-bld housewife, Even though he strangeld the woman,
she did not die and she was able to obtain KXEXEX¥ the tag number of
his automobile and this led to his arrest. At the urging of his
wife, he confessed that he had mrdered the three wamen in 19); and
‘he was tried and convicted of the Conine murder, Sentenced to d
he repudiated his confession, stating that he had made it only iy
order that his wife might share in the substantial reward that had
been offered for the slayer of the three women and he continued to
CLICK, Franklin . Bree. 2, LIS
Click, a white truck driver, was 2lj-years-old in 19), when ERB. 38-
year old Wilhelma (Billie MARE Haaga, a defense plant worker, was
severely beaten and robbed a few miles from Fort Wayne, Ind. She
died a few days later of her injuries without being able to identi-
fy her assailant. On May 23, 19k, 19-year-old Anna Kuzeff, also a
defense worker, was assaulted on her way to work and beaten and
raped before being strangled to death. On Aug. 4, 19h, 2 17-year-
old high school student, Phyllis Conine disappeared and her body
was discovered four days later eight miles from the city. She had
been raped and then klled by a blow on the head. Click was a sus-
pect at the time, but nothing could tie him to the murders and he
was not charged. On the night of Aug. 26, 199, he kidnapped and
raped a 19-year-bld housewife. Even though he strangeld the woman,
she did not die and she was able to obtain NXEXEX the tag number of
his automobile and this led to his arrest, At the urging of his
wife, he confessed that he had murdered the three women in 19) and
‘he was tried and convicted of the Conine murder Sente:
he repudiated his confession, stating that he had made aeraniy ry
order that his wife might share in the substantial reward that had
been offered for the slayer of the three women and he continued to
CLICK, Franklin Bee 30,/9 2)
Click, a white truck driver, was 2lj-years-old in 19h, when ERB 38-
year old Wilhelma (Billie MEM Haaga, a defense plant worker, was
severely beaten and robbed a few miles from Fort Wayne, Ind. She
died a few days later of her injmries without being able to identi-
fy her assailant. On May 23, 19lh, ig-gear-ola Anna Kuzeff, also a
defense worker, was assaulted on her way to work and beaten and
raped before being strangled to patie’ On Aug. hy nots a lf-year-
old high school student, Phyllis Conine disappeared and her body
was discovered four days later eight milos from the city. She had
been raped and then klled by a blow on the a oad Click vaal a wie
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