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Charles Voyde Harrelson (July 23, 1938 – March 15, 2007) was an American contract killer and organized crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood Jr., the first federal judge to be assassinated in the 20th century.
Oct 19, 2023 · Charles Harrelson only ended up serving five of the 15 years he was sentenced to for the murder of grain dealer Sam Degelia Jr., having been released early for "good behavior," per The Guardian...
Apr 14, 2023 · On September 1, 1980, police outside of Vanhorn, Texas were locked in a six-hour standoff with a fugitive and suspected assassin. He was Charles Voyde Harrelson – father of Hollywood A-lister...
May 22, 2021 · In the spring of 1979, Texas drug lord Jimmy Chagra hired Charles Harrelson to kill someone who stood in his way: U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr., who was scheduled to preside over Chagra’s drug trial.
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Jul 31, 2019 · Charles Harrelson would probably just be a true crime footnote if he hadn't killed a federal judge, but Harrelson made U.S. history in 1979 when he gunned down John H. Wood Jr. outside his San Antonio home.
Mar 22, 2007 · Harrelson was convicted of murder in the May 29, 1979, killing of U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. outside his San Antonio home. Prosecutors said a drug dealer hired Harrelson to kill Wood...
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By 1968, Charles abandoned Diane, Woody and his other two sons, Jordan and Brett. Shortly thereafter, he was put on trial for a pair of separate murder-for-hires: Berg and grain dealer Sam...
