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Betty Gail Brown’s murder 50 years ago still unsolved.
Nineteen-year-old Betty Gail Brown didn't believe in the death penalty. In an essay she wrote while a student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Brown stated: “When a man commits a crime, he no longer has the right to liberty, but his right of life should never be taken away from him.” Her belief that criminals, even murderers, should be shown compassion and allowed to become productive members of society was simply stated in her essay. One may wonder, though, if Betty Gail’s stance would still apply to the person who murdered her in the early hours of Oct. 27, 1961.
Her body was found in her car in the driveway of Transylvania's Old Morrison early in the morning of Oct. 27, 1961. According to a 1984 Herald-Leader article, Brown's car showed signs of a violent struggle. But the only marks on her body were bruises on the left side of her neck — where the straps of her brassiere had been twisted to strangle her — and a small cut and bruise above her left eye and a scalp laceration. Her car keys were found in the back seat. Blood was on the dashboard and on the window next to the body.
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Four years later, a drifter and former horse groom named Alex Arnold confessed to the crime. But when the case went to trial in October 1965, the jury could not reach a verdict. Arnold was never retried.
Unsolved for more than 50 years, Betty Gail’s murder is still being investigated by the LPD, but as time passes leads become harder to find.
http://www.kyforward.com/2012/01/co...on-transy-campus-50-years-ago-still-unsolved/
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/08/1515054/lexington-police-exploring-new.html
Betty Gail Brown’s murder 50 years ago still unsolved.
Nineteen-year-old Betty Gail Brown didn't believe in the death penalty. In an essay she wrote while a student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Brown stated: “When a man commits a crime, he no longer has the right to liberty, but his right of life should never be taken away from him.” Her belief that criminals, even murderers, should be shown compassion and allowed to become productive members of society was simply stated in her essay. One may wonder, though, if Betty Gail’s stance would still apply to the person who murdered her in the early hours of Oct. 27, 1961.
Her body was found in her car in the driveway of Transylvania's Old Morrison early in the morning of Oct. 27, 1961. According to a 1984 Herald-Leader article, Brown's car showed signs of a violent struggle. But the only marks on her body were bruises on the left side of her neck — where the straps of her brassiere had been twisted to strangle her — and a small cut and bruise above her left eye and a scalp laceration. Her car keys were found in the back seat. Blood was on the dashboard and on the window next to the body.
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Four years later, a drifter and former horse groom named Alex Arnold confessed to the crime. But when the case went to trial in October 1965, the jury could not reach a verdict. Arnold was never retried.
Unsolved for more than 50 years, Betty Gail’s murder is still being investigated by the LPD, but as time passes leads become harder to find.
http://www.kyforward.com/2012/01/co...on-transy-campus-50-years-ago-still-unsolved/
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/08/1515054/lexington-police-exploring-new.html