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Basil L Duke 1924 - 2004

Basil L Duke of Carmel, Hamilton County, IN was born on April 23, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on February 21, 2004.
Basil L Duke
Carmel, Hamilton County, IN 46032
April 23, 1924
February 21, 2004
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Basil L Duke's History: 1924 - 2004

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  • 04/23
    1924

    Birthday

    April 23, 1924
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  • 02/21
    2004

    Death

    February 21, 2004
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    Basil L Duke lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1924, in the year that Basil L Duke was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1960, at the age of 36 years old, Basil was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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