Defendants in Farnsworth slaying
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Defendants in Farnsworth slaying

Associated Press · May 10, 1949

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

These three men (l-r) Herman Dennis, 20, Calvert, Tex.; Calvin Dennis, 27, Frederick, Md.; and Staff Sgt. Robert W. Burns, 32, Spokane, Wash., have been charged with the rape slaying of Ruth Farnsworth of San Francisco, civilian worker on Guam last December. The men have been granted separate trials. Herman Dennis is on trial before a 20th Air Force courtmartial now.

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