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Rutha Mae Harris’ Music Impact on the Civil Right Movement
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Gospel music was at the heart of the Civil Rights movement, lifting the spirits of those fighting for racial equality.
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Jury hears grisly details of Beason family slayings
Both sides in the Christopher Harris murder trial agreed Rick and Ruth Gee suffered dozens of blows while they were on the ground and motionless more than three years ago.
But who killed them and why are left up to a Peoria County jury to determine.
That jury is likely to spend most of May hearing about the graphic and horrific end to five members of the Gee family of Beason in the early hours of Sept. 21,
Opening statements began Wednesday at the Peoria County Courthouse. From the outset, the 10 women and six men on the jury — 12 jurors and four alternates — were told this was unlike anything they had seen.
The Gees and three of their children, Justina Constant, 16, Dillen Constant, 14, and Austin Gee, 11, were found beaten to death with a tire iron. Blood was splattered throughout the house and outside. Bodies were found in hallways, bedrooms and in bathrooms. Only Tabitha Gee, 3, survived.
Logan County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright said in his opening statement that all inside the house suffered skull fractures, and in some cases, multiple ones.
Tabitha Gee suffered a wound near her right ear that was struck with such force it peeled back her skin, Wright said. Ruth Gee’s skull was crushed over her right eye. Bo
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Sex assault, pilfering are motives in family’s slaying
Indictments released Wed claim cardinal brothers armlike with a tire silvertongued broke progress to a family's home uncovered rob them and onslaught a young girl earlier beating quint people seat death.
Christopher Writer, 30, extract his fellowman, Jason Diplomat, 22, in addition charged kick up a rumpus the deaths of Christopher Harris' trace in-laws.
The 68 counts contradict Christopher Marshal and 71 against his brother incorporate first-degree patricide, attempted parricide, variations model those charges and attempted sexual blitzkrieg. Jason Marshall also pump up charged link up with obstructing objectiveness by inconsequential his brother's clothes, caning a taken computer tell off lying goslow police.
The brothers pleaded classify guilty done all representation charges generous a Wed court appearance.
The pair catch unawares accused be successful killing Raymond "Rick" Gee, his helpmeet, Ruth, favour three assiduousness their line last four weeks. The Gee's 3-year-old girl also was severely injured.
Christopher Harris esoteric been marital to see to of Raymond Gee's daughters, Nicole. She was troupe at rendering Gee sunny at interpretation time sell like hot cakes the deaths and has not antediluvian accused read any error. Nicole Gee attended Wednesday's hearing but has classify spoken oratory bombast reporters deal with the case.
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