Iucas over the weekend, the employer checked with Mrs. Incas! sis-
ter who lived near Roanoke BAAXEKAXKKEN but she knew nothing of any
wreck. The sister went to the Lucas residence but could not obtain
admittance and summoned the police. A patrolman entered the apart-
ment through a window and found the Hodies of Connie, Mildred and
Dennis Lucas and the BAEKA unconscious body of the stepdaughter,
Lucas was found staggering drunk shortly aftewwards a couple of blocks
from the apartment and taken into:custody,. When he had Suse heya:
he admitted that.he hed killed:his wife and children in a rage over
her having denied him the money to purchase additional fae Found —
guilty of the murder of BK his wife which was the only case for
which he was tried, he was electrocuted on MAKBK March 10, 2967,
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Tucas over the weekend, the employer checked with Mrs, lucas! sis-
ter who lived near Roanoke BRMXEKEXKKAK but she knew nothing of any
wreck. The sister went to the Lucas residence but could not obtain
admittance and summoned the police. A patrolman entered the apart-
ment through a window and found the Wodies of Connie, Mildred and
Dennis Lucas and the BAKES unconscious body of the stepdaughter.
lucas was found staggering drunk shortly aftewwards a couple of blockg
from the apartment and taken into-custody. When he had sobered up,
he admitted that.he hed killed:his wife and children in a rage over
her having denied him the money to purchase additional funds. Found
guilty of the murder of EK his wife which was the only cdse for
which he was tried, he was electrocuted on NAEBK March 10, 396%,
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Dennis Lucas and the of the
Incas was found staggering drunk shortly aftewwards a couple of bloc
from the apartment and taken into-custody, When he had sobered up,
Incas over the weekend, the employer checked with Mrs. Iucas! sis-
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he admitted that he hed killed:his wife and children in a rage over
her having denied him the money to purchase additional funds. Found
guilty of the mrder of XMM his wife which was the only case for
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OTUCAS, Grover Darl March 10th, 1961
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Lucas, a )\8-year-old white garage mechanic in Roanoke, Va., HM§ and —
his 48-year-old wife Connie had a hectic married life because of —
Lucas! alcoholism. Another problem that had contributed to their
_marital discord was the fact that he_ had_on_several—occasions—attemp=—
_ ted to abuse her 15-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. Iucas _
~ worked only intermittently but Mrs. lucas worked full-time as a marker
_for_a Roanoke laundry inorder_to_support—the family,—the-other_members-
_ of which were ll-year-old Mildred Joyce Lucas and 9-year-old Dennis
Fred Incas, On Apri 275 1958, lucas went home drunk and demanded
_money from his wife to purchase _some—wine whichshe—refuseds—He—then—
went ‘out to a ditch that was being dug for a water p%pe, picked Up cau
heavy pick and returned home. He bludgedned his wife and the three
children brutally, killing all_but_his step-daughter who miraculously
survived, though she was TRESAREA RU XHKEKXERE still unconscious when _
the house was entered two days later. Iucas went to his wife's em-
ployer on the day following the -murders-and—asked-that he be piven
her pay check as he had received a telephone call KEK to the effect
_that she and the three children had been killed in ah automobile
wreck. The employer_checked_on-his—report-and when the police whre >
unable to @iscover any record of automobile fatalities named
\
_marital discord was the fact that he had_on_several—oecasi.ons -attemp=
eons) Roanoke laundry inorder to_support—the family, -the-other_members'
| feed Incas, On April 27, 19750, +ucas went home drunk and demanded
| money from hi i Echase_some_wine which-she—refuseds—He—then—
LUCAS, Grover Bard Sey BOG iat
Lucas, a )\8-year-old white garage mechanic in Roanoke, Va,, HEB and
his l\8-year-old wife Connie had a hectic married life because of
tucas' alcoholism. Another problem that had contributed to their
ted to abuse her 15-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. Iucas
worked only intermittently but Mrs, lucas worked full-time as a marker
of which were 1l-year-old Mildred Joyce Lucas and 9-year-old Dennis
went ‘out to a ditch that was being dug for a water p9pe 3» picked up a
heavy pick and returned home. He bludgedned his wife and the three
children brutally, killing all but—his step-daughter who miraculously |
survived, though she was BRSSNESTRUSXHRSRXENE still unconscious when.
the house was entered two days later. Iucas went to his wife's em=
ployer on the day following the murders_and—asked—that he be given —
her pay check as he had received a telephone call K¥K to the effect
that she and the three children had been killed in ah automobile
wreck. _The employer checked—on-his- report and when the police whre
unable to fiscover any record of automobile fatalities named _
| LUCAS, Grover Earl. March 10th, 1961
Lucas, a 8-year-old white garage mechanic in Roanoke, Va., #8 and
his \8-year-old wife Connie had a hectic married life because of
Tucas! alcoholism, Another problem that had contributed to their
-marital discord was the fact that he had_on-several-oceasions-attemp=
ted to abuse her 15-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. Incas
worked only intermittently but Mrs. lucas worked full-time as a marker
for a Roanoke laundry inorder to_suppert-the 4 +the-other- members|
of which were ll-year-old Mildred Joyce Lucas and
Feed-Iucas. On Aprit 27, 1958, Iucas went ha
money from his wife to purchase some_wine whicl
went ‘out to a ditch that was being dug for a water
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d 9nyear-old Dennis.
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that she and the three children had been killed in ah automobile
wreck. —The_employer_checked-on-his-report-and-when-the police ware
unable to fiscover any record of automobile fatalities name:
ky Crover Bae ‘arch 1008, 1952
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