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Conviction September 28, 1953 Homicide

Bobby Greenlease

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date September 28, 1953
Location Kansas City, Missouri
Victim Age 6
Gender Male

Six-year-old Bobby Greenlease was kidnapped from his school and killed by Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady in Kansas City. A ransom of $600,000 was paid — the largest at that time. Hall and Heady were arrested, tried, and executed in less than three months. Half the ransom was never recovered.

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