Suspect in O’Hair Case Gets 20 Years
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The key suspect in the slaying of atheist leader Madalyn Murray O’Hair and two of her family members was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a federal extortion charge.
David Waters, 54, admitted in January that he did “threaten and commit physical violence” to O’Hair, 76, her son Jon Garth Murray, 40, and granddaughter Robin Murray O’Hair, 30.
Waters is already serving 60 years on a state robbery conviction.
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