Clayton Rushing, TX, 1948 March 28

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RUSHING, Clayton nd

",.Clayton Rushing, who was electrocuted on March 28,
198. The crime he committed was the killing of his
lather, stepmother, and stepbrother. He beat them to
death with a flat iron. After he killed them, he bobbed
them and took about $600 and hifi it in an old stump. He
was put in the Huntsville Prison and electrocuted. He
and his family lived on the Spring Hill Road, near
Jasper (Tex.), across from the Adams Memorial Church,
This is also where he killed them,"

letter dated May 7, 1975, from the Jasper Public library,
Jasper, lexas.

RUSHING, Clayton acum

",..Clayton Rushing, who was electrocuted on March 28,
191\8. The crime he committed was the killing of his
father, stepmother, and stepbrother. He heat them to
death with a flat iron. After he killed them, he bobbed
them and took about $600 and hifi it in an old stump. He
was put in the Huntsville Prison and electrocuted. He
and his family lived on the Spring Hill Road, near
Jasper (Tex,), across from the Adams Memorial Church,
This is also where he killed them."

Tetter dated May 7, 1975, from the Jasper Public Library,
Jasper, Texas.

RUSHING, Clayton
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is also where he killed them."

y 7, 1975, from the Jasper Public library,

letter dated I
Jasper, Texas.

RUSHING, Cyaytony

white, electrocuted Texas (Jasper) on Mar, 28, 1918,
"Jasper, Texe, Jane 2lm k9l8-Clayton Rushing was sentencec
to death in the electric chair by a criminal district
court here yesterday for the slaying of three relatives.
Rushing was tried and found guilty in the death of his
12-year-old half~brother, Woodrow Wilson Rushing, whose
body was found in the farm home of his parents, Dec, 20.
The defendant was also accused of slaying his father and
step-mother at the same time." QHE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,

Columbus, Mississippi, January 25, 198 (five/three.)

Account MASTER DETECTIVE, Feb., 1955-TEX-BK&MAG

RUSHING, Cyayton,

white, electrocuted Texas (Jasper) on Mar. 28, 1918.
"Jasper, Texe, Jane 2lm &98-Clayton Rushing was sentenced
to death in the electric chair by a criminal district
court here yesterday for the slaying of three relatives.
Rushing was tried and found guilty in the death of his
12-year-old half-brother, Woodrow Wilson Rushing, whose
body was found in the farm home of his parents, Dec. 20.
The defendant was also accused of slaying his father and
step-mother at the same time." QHE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,
Columbus, Mississippi, January 25, 1918 (five/three.)

Account MASTER DETECTIVE, Feb., 1955-TEX-BK&MAG

RUSHING, Cyayton, i

white, electrocuted Texas (Jasper) on Mar. 28, 1918,
nJasper, Texe, Jane 2ly &9l,8-Clayton Rushing was sentenced
to death in the electric chair by a criminal district
court Hea yesterday for the slaying of three relatives.
Rushing was tried and found guilty in the death of his
L2eyea. Soe half-brother, Woodrow Wilson Rushing, whose

body was found in the farm home of his parents, Dec. 20,
The defendant was also accused of slaying his father and
step-mother at the same time." HE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,
Columbus, Mississippi, January 25, 198 (five/three.)

Account MASTER DETECTIVE, Feb., 1955-TEX-BK&MAG|

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