Thursday, October 16, 2014

Killer of country comic 'Stringbean' gets parole

FILE - This 1972 photo shows David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle. The killer of the Grand Ole Opry and “Hee Haw” comic Akeman and his wife Estelle was granted parole Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, after 40 years in prison. John A. Brown, 64, was originally sentenced to 198 years, and the board has denied several previous parole requests. (AP Photo/file) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife Estelle was granted parole Wednesday after 40 years in prison.








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