CRENSHAW, Robert Logan (Hambone)
Nashville
Crenshaw, a )l-vear-old ERAXERRSERE, Tenn,, black man, had served
two seperate terms in the Tennessee State Prison for robbery and
baer 4, 3 £3 4 Saba i ra a ig ba oa Dace sll Be 4 ot. Mod Pa,
AGUEMPULCQA Tape, VI UNS TILENG OL woptle Is 27543 NE aAcCcostveg a WiilUuS
woman near the Est Nashville approach to the Memorial Bridge and,
holding a knife at her throat, raped her and held her captive for over
an hour amt a halt, She finally agreed to accompany trim-to-his home
if he would call a taxi, and when he went to use a nearby phone, she
fled. She told the police that the rapist had dropped something at
the scene of the attack and they found a pair or plasses,. Crenshaw
was picked up on suspicion from a description furnished by his victim
and she positively identified him from others in a jiineup at police
headquarters, te admitted that the plasses fount at the scene of
the crime were his, Convicted and sentenced to death, he was elec-
= ag ‘tf
trofuted at the Tennessee “tate Prison on Sept. 15, 1955.
THE NASHVIILE TENNESSEAN, September 1, 195),
CRENSHAW, Robert Logan (Hambone)
Nashville
Crenshaw, a )\l-vear-old ERAXSERSSEA, Tenn,, black man, had served
two seperate terms in the Tennessee State Prison for robbery and
avvenpted Laps On the might lone 5 pts cn aS Irs he-accosted-a—whtt
woman near the "mast lashville approach to the Memorial Bridge and, .
holding a knife at her throat, raped her and held her captive for over
an hour -amdta halt, she fina Ly agresa Go accompany trim_to his home
if he would call_a taxi and when he went to use a nearby: ghone, she
fled. She told the police that the rapist had dropped something at
the scene of the attack and they found a pair of glasses. Crenshaw
was picked up on suspicion from a description furnished by his victim
and she positively identified him from others in a bineup at police
headquarters, fle admitted thatthe glasses fount atthe scene of
the crime were his. Convicted and sentenced to death, he was elec-=
trofuted at the Tennessee State Prison on Sept. 15, 1955.
VIILE TENNESSEAN, September 1, 195),
CRENSHAW, Robert Loga
Gene
hville
served
Crenshaw, a Iiayear-old fed
Polnepeme tems son for robbery
themighb-of-6 <5 hea
ashwille a; eee
ped her ani held her cap
Hea mma the scsns—of
na were his, Convicted and sentenced t he was elec-
trofuted at the Tennessee State Prison on Sept. 15 1955.
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