William Byers, 1956 January 12

decaying corpse, notified the police and Mrs, Gresch's body was dis-

covered in the bathtub, After being grilled for 2h hours, she con-=
__fessed_that—Byers had actually killed_hermotherand_admitted_that——

she had helped to clean up the blood and encase the body in the ibub,

Byers was taken into custody at his station at Parris island and re-
|__turned—to_le: svar: Tex Led_an SHAVLC He

the murder. Miss Gresch received a sentence of 20 years=tb-life

while he was sentenced to death, He was electrocuted at “ing Sing
__ Pri son-on dan, 12 ORE.

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MURDER FAMILY STYLE’ py Frances Lipsi ge Uollier Books, N. Y., Sopyri ‘él
— a 2 Dag eae 2
Fai Bes W714 58.

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decaying corpse, notified the police and Mrs, Gresch's body was dis-
covered in the bathtub, After being grilled for 2) hours, she con=
ed that Byers had_actu dy killed her mother and admitted that

she had helped to clean up the blood and encase the body in the bub.

Fale,

Byers was taken into custody at his station at Parris Is
turned-to—lNew York-where-both-of_them_were—tried

and and re=

and_convicked_of

the murder. Miss Gresch received a sentence of 20 years-to-life

while he was sentenced to death, He was electrocuted at Sing Ming
Prison—on Jan, 2 1956,

MURDER-FAMILY STYLE by Frances Lipsig. Collier Books, N. Y., Sopyria
1962 by The-Crowel1 Collier Publishing Company

Pages 17-158.

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25-1956.

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BYERS, William Snyder
Byers, 2 17-year-old white New York City youth who planned to join -
the Marine Sorps in a short time, met and fell passionabely in love
with 15-year-old Theresa Gresch who lived in a third floor cold-water
flat with her widowed mother, Mrs, Anna Gresch, a shoe factory worker
and charwoman, on 13th Street. Miss Gresch recipbmoated his ardor,
and they immediately consummated their affair, Hach night, while
Mrs. Gresch, worked até her second job as a charwoman,,the couple used
her apartment to make love. On the night of Feb. 25, 195, she re-
turned maxk home early and caught them in the process, %he promptly
ordered Byers from the house and received a promise from her tearful
daughter that she would mend her ways. However, Theresa continued
her affair with Byers and Mrs, Gresch entered on them for a second
time on the night of March |. The couple bludgeoned the woman to
death with a hammer and then stabbed her 21 times. They placed her
body in the bathtub and encased it with plaster of paris, For the
next four days and nights, they had a continuous party in the apart-
ment, inviting all of their friends for drinking and sex orgies.
On March 8, Byers left xk fo join the Marine Corps. Theresa, ex-
plaining that her mother was visiting in florida, continued to live
in the apartment. Finally neighbors, alerted by the stench of the

William Snyder

Byers, a 17-year-old white New York City youth who planned to join -
.the Marine Corps in a short time, met and fell passionately in love
with 15-year-old Theresa Gresch who lived in a third floor cold-water

flat with her widowed mother, Mrs, Anna Gresch, a shoe factory worker
and charwoman, on 13th Street. Miss Gresch recipbpoated his ardor,

and they immediately consummated their affair, Zach night, while
Mrs. Gresch, worked a& her second job as a charwoman,,the couple used
her apartment to make love. On the night of Feb. 25, 195h, she re-
turned maxkt home early and caught them in the process. She promptly
ordered Byers from the house and received a promise from her tearful
daughter that she would mend her ways. However, Theresa continued
her affair with Byers and Mrs, Gresch entered on them for a second
time on the night of March . The couple bludgeoned the woman to
death with a hammer and then stabbed her 21 times. They placed her
body in the bathtub and encased it with plaster of parise For the
next four days and ni ghts, they had a continuous party in the apart-
nent, invi ting all of their friends for dri. nking and sex orgies.
On March 8, Byers left xk to join the Marine JOLDSe Theresa, xe
plaining that her mother was visiting in Florida, continued to live
in the apartment. Finally neighbors, alerted by the stench of the

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