Sawmill worker says he threw girl in river
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Sawmill worker says he threw girl in river

Associated Press · June 24, 1955

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Willie Grady Cochran (in overalls) points to spot in Etowah River where he admitted, police said, that he threw body of Patricia Ann Cook, 14, after choking her to death. Around him are Rome detectives who said Cochran, a 37-year-old sawmill worker, has a long record of crime, including a rape conviction in 1945.

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