1938 Press Photo Johnnie Gray charged with Ruth Colville's murder in Houston
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Kills Sweetheart Because She Tickled Him
Houston, Tex. - Johnnie Gray, 22, as he appeared after he told police that he choked his sweetheart, Ruth Colville, 19, into unconsciousness when she pinched him and picked on him." A week later the girl died of her injuries and a charge of assault to murder was changed to one of murder against Gray.
