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Identifier
20161452
Description
Image shows special prosecutor Larry Baraka briefed reporters on the Lake Mexia Drownings case. The special court of inquiry into the deaths of three African American teenagers . Baraka states that little information on how the youths died in the custody of Limestone County Sheriff's deputies, because the two of the three men in the boat declined to testify, invoking the fifth amendment, the right against self- incrimination. The officers had taken a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, across the lake to patrol the Juneteenth celebration grounds. On the way back the boat began to sink and three officers, Elliott, Archie and Drummond, and the three teenagers went into the water. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition June 24, 1981.
Archival Date
1981-06-24
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-7511
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Criminal Investigations; Interviews; Public prosecutors
Names
Baraka, Larry; Limestone County Sheriff Deputies (Groesbeck, Tex.)
Subjects
Criminal Investigations; Interviews; Public prosecutors