SPENCE, James SS oe ©
de-year-old white ex-convict Irom North VUaro-
dina, electrocuted Oklahoma state Prison
(Cotton County) on August 51, 1ly6U, Vonvictea
of the 3/32/1958 murder of Ruth Zimmerman (her
husband, Reggie, critically wounded). Zimmer-
man' s lived over a surplus store which he
Managed, Spence and brotherOin-law, lddie Oxen-
dine broke in, forced Zimmerman to go down-
Stairs and open safe which he robbed, Then
Spence shot and killed. Oxendine also sen-
SPENGE, James oes 77a ©
32-year-old white ex-convict Irom North Caro-
dina, electrocuted Oklahoma state Prison
(Gotton County) on August 51, 1y6U. Vonvictea
of the 3/32/1958 murder of Ruth Zimmerman (her
husband, Reggie, critically wounded). Zimmer-
man' s lived over a surplus store which he
Managed. Spence and brotherOin-law, Hddie Oxen-
dine broke in, forced Zimmerman to go down-
stairs and open safe which he robbed, ‘Then
Spence shot and killed. Oxendine also sen-
tenced to die but evidently not executed,
OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES, August, 1958, page
41, = OKLAHOMA BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,
SPLNUE, James O-3/-/9760
32-year-old white ex-cunvict trom North varo-
dina, electrocuted Oklahoma state Frison
(Cotton County) on August 51, 1900, Vonvictea
of the 3/32/1958 murder of Ruth Zimmerman (her
husband, Reggie, critically wounded), Zimmer-
man's lived over a surplus store which he
managed, Spence and brotherOin-law, iddie Oxen:
dine broke in, forced Zimmerman to go down-
eteairs and open sefe which he robbed, Then
Spence shot and killed, Oxendine also een-
tenced to die but evidently not executed,
OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES, August, 1958, page
41, - OKLAHOMA BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,
