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December 12, 1962
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Raymond J. Hudgens, 22, from Van Nuys, Calif., admitted killing his estranged wife Grace, 20, and her parents in a cabin near Kingman, Ariz., then tipped off police to save their 14-month-old son before his arrest at a Sherman Oaks motel.
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Wild - Tempered Father
Kills Estranged Wife
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP)--A wild-tempered young father who admits he killed his estranged wife and her parents, then tipped police so his baby son could be saved, was captured at a motel today.
Raymond J. Hudgens, 22, checked into the motel in nearby Sherman Oaks under his own name last night.
Though Hudgens had hinted he might fight to the death rather than surrender, there was no indication of violence in first reports of his arrest.
It was Hudgens' early morning telephone call to the police in this Los Angeles suburb that led Arizona officers to a cabin six miles from Kingman, Ariz., within view of busy U.S. Highway 66. There they found, fatally shot, the bodies of Hudgens' wife, Grace, 20, and her parents, Myron Young, 67, and Dorothy Young, 55, who moved there from Van Nuys two years ago.
Nearby was 14-month-old Raymond Hudgens Jr., "the only thing that knocked me back into reality," the distraught slayer wrote.
The child reportedly hadn't been fed for about 24 hours.
Kills Estranged Wife
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP)--A wild-tempered young father who admits he killed his estranged wife and her parents, then tipped police so his baby son could be saved, was captured at a motel today.
Raymond J. Hudgens, 22, checked into the motel in nearby Sherman Oaks under his own name last night.
Though Hudgens had hinted he might fight to the death rather than surrender, there was no indication of violence in first reports of his arrest.
It was Hudgens' early morning telephone call to the police in this Los Angeles suburb that led Arizona officers to a cabin six miles from Kingman, Ariz., within view of busy U.S. Highway 66. There they found, fatally shot, the bodies of Hudgens' wife, Grace, 20, and her parents, Myron Young, 67, and Dorothy Young, 55, who moved there from Van Nuys two years ago.
Nearby was 14-month-old Raymond Hudgens Jr., "the only thing that knocked me back into reality," the distraught slayer wrote.
The child reportedly hadn't been fed for about 24 hours.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Family Murder
Estranged Wife
Infant Neglect
Police Tip
Arrest
What entities or persons were involved?
Raymond J. Hudgens
Grace
Myron Young
Dorothy Young
Raymond Hudgens Jr.
Where did it happen?
Cabin Six Miles From Kingman, Ariz.
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Key Persons
Raymond J. Hudgens
Grace
Myron Young
Dorothy Young
Raymond Hudgens Jr.
Location
Cabin Six Miles From Kingman, Ariz.
Story Details
Raymond J. Hudgens killed his estranged wife Grace and her parents Myron Young and Dorothy Young in a cabin near Kingman, Arizona, leaving their 14-month-old son unfed for 24 hours. He called police to save the child and was arrested at a motel in Sherman Oaks.