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Kansas City, Missouri, US 6 Murdered 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. December 1954
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 ...
The 1953 arrest of Carl Austin Hall, who briefly checked into the Coral Court on October 6, 1953 after fleeing Kansas City in the aftermath of the Bobby Greenlease abduction and murder, [5] brought notoriety; while he and an accomplice were sentenced to death, only half of the $600,000 ransom was ever recovered. [6]
Pages in category "Kidnapping in the 1950s" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Murder of Bobby Greenlease; S. John Straffen
Originally from Indianapolis, Williams at one point was living close to the kidnapping site, Ellison said. It was not immediately clear what charges Williams was serving time for in Galveston.
A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate ...
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 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 ...