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During his murder trial in March 1959, multiple witnesses said Thomas was the shooter. Thomas was the only witness to take the stand in his defence. He said he was drinking heavily that night and could not remember what had happened. Thomas claimed his last memory was leaving a party at a neighbour's
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Thomas was charged only with
Fulford's murder. During the investigation, police did not state an official motive, but said there was strong evidence that Clara Gordon had been raped. She had fled the house, but was dragged inside by Thomas. Her body was found on a couch. Neighbours said Thomas had
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John ran back to
Fulford's house and told the officer's wife what had happened. She called the police, and the two officers who responded found Fulford's body. They radioed for help and additional officers arrived. They entered the cabin, where they found the bodies. Thomas started firing at the
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After being told about Thomas, Fulford got his service revolver and approached the Young cabin with John and George. When the three were about 60 feet away from the cabin, Thomas opened fire on them. Williams tried to charge him but was fatally shot. Fulford was shot in the shoulder and tried to
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The two went to the house of David's father, 47-year-old George
Williams, and told him what had happened. John and George then went to the house of constable Calvin Russell Fulford, 28, for help. Fulford had been preparing for Christmas with his wife and their three children, ages 21 months to 9
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District Jail. A sheriff said Thomas was "exceptionally calm" as he walked to the gallows and had no last words. He was pronounced dead at 2:20 am.
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officers from his grandparents' nearby shack. The officers crawled near it and flushed him out by firing two tear gas bombs inside. Thomas subsequently surrendered and was found with a rifle and
Fulford's revolver. He did not give a reason for the murders.
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home and heading home, and that he "came to" while walking on a nearby highway, and realized he was carrying a rifle and a revolver. He then said he came across the bodies, got scared, and ran to his grandparents' home.
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been upset when Clara, who he had known for years, married Gordon. They described him as moody and unpredictable. It was later found that Clara had been pregnant. The couple had only been married for about two weeks.
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yelled at the others to run before Thomas opened fire. Albert and the
Gordons were killed. Thomas also tried to kill John and another teen who was present, 16-year-old David Williams, but both managed to escape.
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crawl back to his car. He managed to crawl about 20 yards before losing consciousness. Thomas then approached
Fulford, took his revolver, jammed it into his mouth, and shot him. John managed to escape unharmed.
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