Michael Krull, George Krull, 1957 August 21

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} George Krull, 33-years-old and Michael Krull, 3l-years-old were white
brothers with long criminal records. In April, 1955, they forced
their way into an automobile driven by a Tennessee woman and, at the
point of a knife, demanded money... When the woman stated that she had
no money, having just made a bank deposit, they drove herm across

the State line into Georgia, They had forced her tn the back seat

of her automobile and took turns raping her, BRK They finally parked
the car on the Chickamauga-Chattanooga Military Park where George
Krull forced her from the car and into the woods. There he raped
her once again and then commenced digging a grave. Before -he had
finished, he was interrupted by a Forest Ranger, He grabbed the
woman and started dragging her up a ravine, but when the ranger fired
at him, he dropped her and ran to the automobile where Michael was
waiting. The brothers got away and abandoned the car, When it was
subsequently found, they were identified by the XKK fingerprints

and the victim positivély identified their photographs, George

Krull was captured in Tennessee and Michael Krull shortly afterwards -
in New York City after robbing a bar. Both brothers were tried in

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the United *tates District Gourt in Atlanta on charges of kidnapping

KRULL, George and ‘Michael

George Krull, 33~years-old and Michael Krull, 3l-years-old were white
brothers with long criminal records. In April, 1955, they forced
their way into an automobile driven by a Tennessee woman and, at the
point of a knife, demanded money.. When the woman stated that she had
no money, having just made a bank deposit, they drove hers across

the State line into Georgia, They had forced her tn the back seat

of her automobile and took turns raping her. BRK They finally parked
the car on the Chickamauga-Chattanooga Military Park where George
Krull forced her from the car and into the woods. There he raped
her once again and then canmenced digging a-grave. Before he had
finished, he was interrupted by a Forest Ranger. He grabbed the
woman and started dragging her up a ravine, but when the ranger fired
at him, he dropped her and ran to the automobile where Michael was
waiting. The brothers got away and abandoned the car. When it was
subsequently found, they were identified by the XKE fingerprints

and the victim positivély identified their photographs. George

Krull was bepearod in Tennessee and Michael Krull shortly afterwards -
in New York City after robbing a bar. Both brothers were tried in
the United States District Gourt in Atlanta on charges of kidnapping

KRULL, George and Michael

George Krull, 33-years-old and Michael Krull, 31~years-old were white|
brothers with long criminal records, In April, 1955, they forced
their way into an automobile driven by a Tennessee woman

point of a Imife, demanded money..

ho money, having just made a bank deposit, they drove hers across

the State line into Georgia,

an to the automobile where Michael was
The brothers got away and abandoned the car. When it was
subsequently found, they were identified by the IKK fingerprints
and the victim positivily identified their photographs. George
(ruil was captured in Tennessee and Michael Krull shortly afterwards
in New York City after robbing a bar. Both brothers were tried in
the United tates District Court in Atlanta on charges of kidnapping|

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