John Kelley, TN, 1948 April 22

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See excerpt from 10 TRUE CRIME CASHES, December,
1917 - TENN. - BOOK AND MAG, EXCERPTS.
See OFFICIAL DETECTIVE (outsize) p 37, April

1950

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See excerpt from 10 TRUE CRIME CASES, December,
194.7 - TENN. - BOOK AND MAG, EXCERPTS.
See OFFICIAL DETECTIVE (outsize) p A: April
1950

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See excerpt from 10 TRUE CRIME CASES, December,

1947 - TENN. - BOOK AND MAG, EXCERPTS.
See OFFICIAL DETECTIVE (outsize) p 37, April
1950

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KELLY, John T. and SANDUSKY, James D,

Electrocuted, Tennessee State Prison, April 22, 19,8
(Hickman County), "Centreville, Tenn, Jane 30, 19)7-
Two young hitchhikers were convicted today ahd sentenced
to death in the electric chair for the "target slaying!
of a motorist who had given them a ride. James D, San-
dusky, 19, of Nashville, Tenn,, and John T, Kblly, 20,
of Marion, Ill., were sentenced after the jury delibera-
ted only five minutes, The youths testified that they
had slain J, Edward Sprouse, 36, of Clarksville, Tenn,,
after they had held him up, tied him to a tree and made
a human tagget of him on Jan, 6,"
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_ PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Jaruary 31, 19)7,

KELLY, John T. and SANDUSKY, James D,

Electrocuted, Tennessee State Prison, April 22, 19),8
(Hickman County), "Centreville, Tenn., Jan. 30, 19)7=
Two young hitchhikers were convicted today ahd sentenced
to death in the electric chair for the "target slaying!
of a motorist who had given them a ride. James D, San-
dusky, 19, of Nashville, Tenn,, and John T, Kelly, 20,
of Marion, Ill., were sentenced after the jury delibera-
ted only five minutes, The youths testified that they
had slain J, Edward Sprouse, 36, of Clarksville, Tenn,,
after they had held him up, tied him to a tree and made
a human tagget of him on Jan, 6,"

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__PEILADELPEIA INQUIRER, January 31, 197.

KELLY, John T, and SANDUSKY, James D,

Electrocuted, Tennessee State Prison, April 22, 1948
(Hickman County), "Centreville, Tenn,, Jan, 30, 19),7=
Two young hitchhikers were convicted today ahd sentenced
to death in the electric chair for the 'target slaying!
of a motorist who had given them a ride, James D, San-
dusky, 19, of Nashville, Tenn,, and John T, Kblly, 20,
of Marion, I1l., were sentenced after the jury delibera-
ted only five minutes, The youths testified that they
had slain J, Edward Sprouse, 36, of Clarksville, Tenn,,
after they had held him up, tied him to a tree and made
a human tagget of him on Jan, 6,"

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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, January 31, 197,

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