Two cousins were sentenced to prison for the 1973 murders of a 12- and 13-year-old girl that went unsolved for more than four decades, People confirms.
William Lloyd Harbour, 65, and Larry Don Patterson, 66, were sentenced to five years to life in prison Thursday for using a shotgun to kill 12-year-old Valerie Janice Lane and 13-year-old Doris Karen Derryberry.
Both are eligible for parole every five years, a Yuba County Superior Court official tells People. Their penalty was the maximum allowable under the law at the time of the murders.
Harbour and Patterson were arrested in September, 43 years after the murders, following...
William Lloyd Harbour, 65, and Larry Don Patterson, 66, were sentenced to five years to life in prison Thursday for using a shotgun to kill 12-year-old Valerie Janice Lane and 13-year-old Doris Karen Derryberry.
Both are eligible for parole every five years, a Yuba County Superior Court official tells People. Their penalty was the maximum allowable under the law at the time of the murders.
Harbour and Patterson were arrested in September, 43 years after the murders, following...
- 1/27/2017
- by harrietsokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
'Long Overdue' Arrests Made of 2 Men, Now 65, in 1973 Slaying and Sexual Assault of California Girls
The families of two California girls found dead in 1973 have waited nearly 43 years for answers and justice. Authorities tell People they got some of that this week with the "long overdue" arrest of two suspects in the double homicide. William Lloyd Harbour and Larry Don Patterson were arrested Tuesday in Linda, California, and Oakhurst, Oklahoma, respectively, the Yuba County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Sheriff spokeswoman Leslie Carbah tells People the near-simultaneous arrests were coordinated to avoid having one suspect potentially tip off the other. The men are cousins, Carbah says. Harbour and Patterson, both 65, were 22 when they allegedly killed Valerie Janice Lane,...
- 9/14/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
'Long Overdue' Arrests Made of 2 Men, Now 65, in 1973 Slaying and Sexual Assault of California Girls
The families of two California girls found dead in 1973 have waited nearly 43 years for answers and justice. Authorities tell People they got some of that this week with the "long overdue" arrest of two suspects in the double homicide. William Lloyd Harbour and Larry Don Patterson were arrested Tuesday in Linda, California, and Oakhurst, Oklahoma, respectively, the Yuba County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Sheriff spokeswoman Leslie Carbah tells People the near-simultaneous arrests were coordinated to avoid having one suspect potentially tip off the other. The men are cousins, Carbah says. Harbour and Patterson, both 65, were 22 when they allegedly killed Valerie Janice Lane,...
- 9/14/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
As Steve McQueen's Oscar favourite 12 Years a Slave opens at cinemas, Sarah Churchwell returns to the 1853 memoir that inspired it – one of many narratives that exposed the brutal truth about slavery, too long ignored or sentimentalised by Hollywood
In 1825 a fugitive slave named William Grimes wrote an autobiography in order to earn $500 to purchase freedom from his erstwhile master, who had discovered his whereabouts in Connecticut and was trying to remand Grimes back into slavery. At the end of his story the fugitive makes a memorable offer: "If it were not for the stripes on my back which were made while I was a slave, I would in my will, leave my skin a legacy to the government, desiring that it might be taken off and made into parchment, and then bind the constitution of glorious happy and free America." Few literary images have more vividly evoked the hypocrisy...
In 1825 a fugitive slave named William Grimes wrote an autobiography in order to earn $500 to purchase freedom from his erstwhile master, who had discovered his whereabouts in Connecticut and was trying to remand Grimes back into slavery. At the end of his story the fugitive makes a memorable offer: "If it were not for the stripes on my back which were made while I was a slave, I would in my will, leave my skin a legacy to the government, desiring that it might be taken off and made into parchment, and then bind the constitution of glorious happy and free America." Few literary images have more vividly evoked the hypocrisy...
- 1/11/2014
- by Sarah Churchwell
- The Guardian - Film News
PBS' 3-part, 3-hour American Experience film titled The Abolitionists, continues tonight with Part 2, after last Tuesday's broacast debut. The mini-series will finish off next week Tuesday, with Part 3, during its standard 9pm-10pm time slot. The film (which is a combo scripted/acted and documentary sequences) brings to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery, intertwining the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Fighting body and soul, they led the most important civil rights crusade in American...
- 1/15/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
New York -- Where once the post-holiday schedule was a blizzard of chilly reruns, January is aburst with premieres and finales.
Already, the much-adored British miniseries "Downton Abbey" has made its much-awaited season return Sundays on PBS.
On IFC on Fridays, the hilarious "Portlandia" is back for its third season of sketch comedy poking fun at the peculiarities of Portland, Ore., starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
And NBC's mystery melodrama "Deception" has arrived on Mondays. Meagan Good stars as a detective going undercover at the home of a rich family with whom she was once friendly, to investigate a murder within the clan.
On Tuesday, PBS' "American Experience" begins a three-week documentary miniseries, "The Abolitionists," spotlighting Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke.
Also on Tuesday, the FX drama "Justified" is returning for its fourth season of Kentucky hill-country crime-fighting led by Deputy U.
Already, the much-adored British miniseries "Downton Abbey" has made its much-awaited season return Sundays on PBS.
On IFC on Fridays, the hilarious "Portlandia" is back for its third season of sketch comedy poking fun at the peculiarities of Portland, Ore., starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
And NBC's mystery melodrama "Deception" has arrived on Mondays. Meagan Good stars as a detective going undercover at the home of a rich family with whom she was once friendly, to investigate a murder within the clan.
On Tuesday, PBS' "American Experience" begins a three-week documentary miniseries, "The Abolitionists," spotlighting Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke.
Also on Tuesday, the FX drama "Justified" is returning for its fourth season of Kentucky hill-country crime-fighting led by Deputy U.
- 1/8/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
One of the new programs that will comprise the winter/spring season ahead for PBS, is a 3-part, 3-hour American Experience film titled The Abolitionists. Scheduled to air starting tonight, Tuesday, January 8th, and Tuesdays thereafter (the 15th, and 22nd), from 9pm-10pm, on each night, the film (which is a combo scripted/acted and documentary sequences) will bring to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery, intertwining the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Fighting body and soul, they led the most important civil rights...
- 1/8/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
One of the new programs that will comprise the winter/spring season ahead for PBS, is a 3-part, 3-hour American Experience film titled The Abolitionists. Scheduled to air starting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 8th, and Tuesdays thereafter (the 15th, and 22nd), from 9pm-10pm, on each night, the film (which is a combo scripted/acted and documentary sequences) will bring to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery, intertwining the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Fighting body and soul, they led the most important civil rights...
- 1/8/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
One of the new programs that will comprise the winter/spring season ahead for PBS, is a 3-part, 3-hour American Experience film titled The Abolitionists. Scheduled to air on Tuesdays, January 8, 15, and 22, from 9pm-10pm, on each night, the film (which is a combo scripted/acted and documentary sequences) will bring to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery, intertwining the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Fighting body and soul, they led the most important civil rights crusade in American history. What began as a pacifist...
- 12/6/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
An exciting winter/spring season is ahead for PBS, including the return of fan faves like Downton Abbey; and lots of new original programming, including The Abolitionists, which brings to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery, intertwining the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Also, look for documentary pick-ups like Soul Food Junkies, The Central Park Five, and 180 Days: Inside An American High School (all covered on S&A), and more. The full lineup follows below via press release from PBS: PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2013 Lineup - Including...
- 12/6/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Greeted with derision in some corners and perplexity in others, the movement's new magazine launches at Cpac today. Editor Steven Allen tells David A. Graham how he'll stand out in a crowded field of right-wing media properties.
As the Tea Party surged in popularity and helped Republicans to a record victory in Congress last fall, Steven Allen surveyed the movement and worried about its long-term viability. Could the excitement last beyond a single election cycle? He looked back on previous protest movements. The abolitionists had William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Chicago Defender was an important clearinghouse for news about civil rights. What the Tea Party needed was its own periodical, he concluded.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Must-Read Journalism
And Thursday, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, that periodical, a monthly magazine called the Tea Party Review, is being unveiled, and Allen has grand ambitions for it.
As the Tea Party surged in popularity and helped Republicans to a record victory in Congress last fall, Steven Allen surveyed the movement and worried about its long-term viability. Could the excitement last beyond a single election cycle? He looked back on previous protest movements. The abolitionists had William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Chicago Defender was an important clearinghouse for news about civil rights. What the Tea Party needed was its own periodical, he concluded.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Must-Read Journalism
And Thursday, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, that periodical, a monthly magazine called the Tea Party Review, is being unveiled, and Allen has grand ambitions for it.
- 2/10/2011
- by David A. Graham
- The Daily Beast
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