Hurbie Fairris, OK, 1956 January 18

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MASTER DETECTIVE - Jamary 1969

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MASTER DETECTIVE - Jamary 1969

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FATRRIS, Hurbie large card

Fairris, born in Texas LKXUERY on Jane 2, 193, was from

a family filled with criminals (an Uncles Roy Hamilton
Ae aballadataLodl

on, his occupation, when not in prison, was that of a
Poeeeens 2 uy me 19545 cee es Price and

market ae was ciaaene out and, in the Caine gunplay,
Detective Bennie Cravett was id'lled and Fairris wounded.

sentence si KSIECRE C55 XIN SKETIO UAL KSERDABXMEIERE. be

rairris Was electrocuted on Jan. 17, 1956. Before a
| execution, Price endeavored to save his life by con—

fessing to having fired the shot that killed Cravett, but
6 -yewitnesses refuted this claim.

FATRRIS, Hurbie large card

Fairris, born in Texas XHXX9#3K on Jan. 2, 193h, was from
a family filled with criminals (an Uncle, Roy Hamilton

died inthe Texas electric ehair), From—the—age—of ty
on, his occupation, when not in prison, was that of a

burglar. On July 16, 195], Fairris, Raymond Price and

James Edward Skinner ,attempted—te—reb—an—OleLahoma: City

oag
market that was staked out and, in the ensuing gunplay,

Detective Bennie Cravett was killed and Fairris wounded.
Price and Skinner, both older than Faivris reeeivedtife

sentence sXXSKANNEBX EUK SB AU SKE XH SK BEK ESR EBX KAA but

tairris was electrocuted on Jan. 17, 1956. Before his
execution, Price endeavored to save his life by_-con

fessing to having fired the shot that killed Cravett, but

€-yewitnesses refuted this claim.

FATRRIS, Hurbie ‘large card
Fairris, born in Texas XHXX¥ZK on Jan. 2, 193k _was from
| a family filled with criminals (an Uncle, amiltor
io-chair }y—Fram-the-age ofl; —|
on, his occupation, when not in prison, was that of a _|
| wrgiar. “On daly 15, 195l, Taizris, Raymond Price and | and
James Edward Ski. 4
market that was staked out and, in the ensuing gunplay,
Bee B nie Cravett was oeeok and ae Wounded.
4 a

ante but.
Fairris was-e don Jan. I7, 1956, Before his
execution, Pric:
fessing to having fired the ance at ree Cravett, but
refuted this claim,



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