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June 17, 1956
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Edward (Bubba) Roberts, 26, received life imprisonment for murdering his wife Blanche, 26, and in-laws James and Miriam Smith, 66 and 67, in Miami; first such consolidated trial in Dade County history.
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HE GOT LIFE FOR THREE; MOTHER-IN-LAW, FATHER-IN-LAW AND THE WIFE
MIAMI (INS)- A sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor was meted out Saturday to Edward (Bubba) Roberts, the first person in Dade (Miami) County history to be tried on three consolidated murder charges.
Circuit Judge Robert L. Floyd handed down the sentence after denying a motion for a new trial.
The 26-year-old Negro was convicted Wednesday in the rifle slaying of his wife Blanche, 26; his father-in-law, James Smith, 67 and his mother-in-law, Miriam Smith, 66.
MIAMI (INS)- A sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor was meted out Saturday to Edward (Bubba) Roberts, the first person in Dade (Miami) County history to be tried on three consolidated murder charges.
Circuit Judge Robert L. Floyd handed down the sentence after denying a motion for a new trial.
The 26-year-old Negro was convicted Wednesday in the rifle slaying of his wife Blanche, 26; his father-in-law, James Smith, 67 and his mother-in-law, Miriam Smith, 66.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Murder Conviction
Life Sentence
Family Slaying
Rifle Killing
What entities or persons were involved?
Edward (Bubba) Roberts
Blanche Roberts
James Smith
Miriam Smith
Robert L. Floyd
Where did it happen?
Miami, Dade County
Story Details
Key Persons
Edward (Bubba) Roberts
Blanche Roberts
James Smith
Miriam Smith
Robert L. Floyd
Location
Miami, Dade County
Story Details
Edward (Bubba) Roberts was convicted of the rifle slaying of his wife Blanche, father-in-law James Smith, and mother-in-law Miriam Smith, and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, the first such trial on three consolidated murder charges in Dade County history.