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George Downs 1891 - 1981

George Downs of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on February 13, 1891, and died at age 90 years old in March 1981.
George Downs
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78223
February 13, 1891
March 1981
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George Downs' History: 1891 - 1981

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  • 02/13
    1891

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    February 13, 1891
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  • 03/dd
    1981

    Death

    March 1981
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    George Downs lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1891, in the year that George Downs was born, on March 14th, a lynch mob stormed the Old Parish Prison. The mob lynched 11 of the 19 Italians who were arrested for - but found to be innocent of - the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy.
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In 1924, at the age of 33 years old, George was alive when 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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