Richard Dare, 1963 June 1

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bus driver. Albert was shot in the head as he entered his house.
that his; four victims had and left

Dare then stole all of the money t
in their automobile. He was taken into custody the next week and
confessed though he claimed that the killings were not premeditatec
and had occurred following his argument with his wi over the $3
debt. Convicted and sentenced to death, he was trocuted on

June 1, 1963.

MASTER DETACTIVE, September, 1963.

DETECTIVE CASHES, May, 1969. Page 16. "House of Four Corpses" by

doh ube dood dL,

BS*MS Jerome Green,

: 2 entered his house.
his four victims had and left
into cust dy the next week

driver. Albert was shot in
then stole of the x

ir ix automobile, He Near

confessed though he claimed | ngs were not premedita

and had occurred following his Sa eonent with his wife over the $3

debt. Convicted and sentenced to death, he was electrocuted on

June 1, 1963.

TECTIVE, September, 1963.

DETECTIVE CASES, May, 1969. Page 16. "House of Four Corpses" by
SRR Jerome Green.

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obi. fe was taken into ou
ed though h imed that the kill

R DETSCTLVZ, September, 2

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DARE, Richard Henry

—Dare,—a-28-year~oid white Oklahoma City, Okie. Army veterans -was—a-—

roofer when he could obtain employment. Jn June, 1960, following a

family argument, he beat his 25-year-old wife, Patricia, and she
—fited-a—charge of assault and battery against hin and said that he—
had been involved in two Oklahoma City robberies in 1959, Dare con-

fessed that he had been a partner oi the two robberies and was re-=
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home of her parents : Brae Ted and 58-pear-old Virginia Albert,

ee for a cones On ee sueen foleks ce Auge 5 Ps 1960, he went to
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wife when an argument Bagel one and he beat her to death. ‘He. then

waited until Mrs. Albert returned from a grocery shopping expedition

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where he picked up his .22 caliber rifle and returned to the Albert

home. When the Albert's L7-year-old grandson, William McCormick,
7 eat f rk; : ferent aaraaae
draged the Boel: into a back bedroom. He on ay taal to the living

room and waited for led Albert to come home from his job as a ciuy

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roofer when he could obtain employment. In June, 1960, following a

family argument, he beat his 25-year-old wife, Patricia, and she
ee eee —that—he——]
had been involved in two Oklahoma City robberies in 1959. Dare con-

“essed that he had been a partner in the two robberies and was re-
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ased-_frem custody en-bends _His-wife left hin _and-returned—to—the

home of her parents, 60-year-old Ted and 58-year-old Virginia Albert,

filing for a divorce. On the afternoon of Aug. 5, 1960, he went to

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wife when an argument developed and he beat her to death. He then

waited until Mrs. Albert returned from a grocery shopping expedition

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and-strangled her—to-deaths Next Dére-went—to his—own -sisterts-house
where he picked up his .22 caliber rifle and returned to the Albert

home. When the Albert's 17-year-old grandson, William McCormick,
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draged the body into a back bedroom. He then returned to the jal

room and waited for Ted Albert to come home from his yoo as a i

DARE

2 Richard Henry:

Dares-a~ any Was
roofer when he could obtain enorment following a
amily argument, he beat ye 7 and st

had been voli ‘ed in. tio 07

fessed that he ha

ona City robberies in 1959. Dee are nie
d been a partner in the two robberies and was re~

hone of her parents, 60-year-old Ted and 56-year-old Vir
oe for a divorce, On the afternoon of Aug. 5, 1960, he w

yhen_an argument, developed and he beat her to death, He then
#i1 Mrs, Albert returned from a grocery shopping expedition

bedroom. anh then
$ to come home

| draged the
room and wi

“ely into of back
ted

robuned to the 1
Tis job as a



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