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Greenlease's first wife was Betty "Bessie" Rush (1890–1950), whom he married on March 3, 1913.) The elder Greenlease was a multi-millionaire car dealer and entrepreneur, having made his fortune by introducing General Motors vehicles to the Great Plains in the early 20th century, owning dealerships from Texas to South Dakota. He was 65 years ...
Greenlease was kidnapped and immediately murdered. The murderers demanded and were paid a $600,000 ransom by the boy's father, a wealthy automobile dealer. [ 3 ] Notable in the case was the fact that more than half of the ransom money was stolen by a corrupt police officer and never recovered.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
A 78-year-old man has been charged in the murder of a University of Texas Austin nursing student who was found fatally shot in an alley 40 years ago, a day after she enrolled in the school, Austin ...
A North Texas woman who police suspected was kidnapped Thursday after she bought a meal for a man at Taco Casa in Lancaster was found about 400 miles away early Friday morning, according to DeSoto ...
A Dallas, Texas, mom is making sure other parents are aware of possible dangers after her sons were allegedly almost kidnapped in front of her family’s home. ... On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Genna ...
1950s kidnappings in the United States (6 P) ... Murder of Bobby Greenlease; S. John Straffen This page was last edited on 9 November 2020, at 06:44 (UTC ...
A Texas man pleaded guilty Friday in the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl abducted at gunpoint from a San Antonio street to Southern California, federal prosecutors said.The teen aided in her own ...