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ANDERSON, Tloyd Lee AA 6o/ / 1G 5"

Anderson, an 18-year-old St. Louis, Mo., black yough was orphaned at
the age of five and raised in a slum area by his grandmother, When
he was lli-vears<-old, he was placed on probation for breaking into a
sbbree Shortly afterwards, he was sent. to the State Reformatory
where he became friendly with another black youth with a similar

background, Clewiston Jones. After their release from the refox matory
they nae up and suppppbédd themselves by r @ series of holdups in the

St. Louis area. Prior to their holdup of Speckert's Drug Store in
St. Louis, they had each killed at least one man in their robberies,

Mn May, 1961, the entered the store operated by Mr. ncaa and beat
him saverol y before robbing him of over $300, 00, Without < ny provo-
cation, Anderson then marched the. 15-year-old delivery boy, Thomas Be
Grupe, down the stairs into the basement and shot hime Both Ander-
son ang Jones escaped following this robbery, but they were caught
in a subsequent holdup and Jones was killed in a shootout with police
officers, Anderson was identified as the man who had killed young
Grupe y ead convicted and sentenced to death, He was on death
row in the Missouri State Prison for over four years and was finally
granted a PLM 1S “apriieve by the Governor while the State Legisla~

’ ANDERSON, Moya Lee oe eh of Hes

mes ieee an 18-year-old St. Louis, Mo., black yough was orphaned at

the five and raised in a slum area by his grandmother, When
he was urs~old, he was placed on probation for brea : a
sbore. vy af eterwards he was sent. to the State Reformatory

where he became friendly with another black youth with a similar

ba ound, Clewiston Jones. After their release fron the ret
tl teamed up and su; pppebedd themselves by a series of hold ups Ln the

. Prior to their holdup of Spe ckert's Drug Store in
St. Louis, they .ch killed at least one man in their robt
Tn May, 1961, the entered the store oper ated by Mr. Speckert and 1
hi severely 7 before robbing him of over $300. 00, Without any provo-
lerson then marched the. 15-year-old delivery boy, Thomas £,
pe, ae the stairs into the basement and shot him, Both Ander-
son and Jones escaped following this robbery, but they were caught

i subsequent holdup and Jones was killed in a shootout with police
nderson was identified as the man who had killed young
icted and sentenced to death, He was on death
State frison for over four years and was
sprieve by the Governor le the State le

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