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Greenlease Kidnapping — Part 1
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TOM MARSH and emphatically and emotionally denied that he was the
actual murderer of BOBBY GREENLEASE. While HALL at this point steadfastly
denied that he had actually murdered victim, he stated, "I know that
I'm going to die, and that I know I am more responsible than anyone
else because I planned the kidnaping and it resulted in the death of
BOBBY GREENLEASE." Repeated questioning of HALL resulted in his
continuing denial that he murdered the victim and he would rapidly keep
repeating, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it." HALL
stated that in his own mind he was sure that BOBBY was killed in
BONNIE HEANY's basement, but emphatically denied he knew who did it.
HALL stated that after he returned from Kansas City, having
mailed t'.e first ransom note, he went down in the basement and tried to
clean it up as best he could, using water, a broom and rags. He
stated this was not entirely satisfactory and he accordingly got some.
gasoline and turpentine, which was already in glass receptacles in the
basement. He stated he also tried to clean up the Plymouth station
wagon as it had blood in it in the back. He stated he used turpentine
to clean up this vehicle. He also stated he had blood on his clothes
but could not recall what he did with them,
HALL admitted that BONNIE HEADY was in the house all during
the time he was cleaning out the basement and during the time he was
trying to decide what to do with the body, but claimed she was in her
bedroom passed out. He stated that she never knew a thing that was
going on, but the next morning after reading an account of the kidnaping
in the Kansas City Times, BONNIE asked him about BOBBY and what had
happened to him and he told her he was o.k. and she should not worry
about him, He stated he showed BONNIE where he had dug up the back
yard where he had buried BOBBY's body, but denied that he told her he
had buried the body at this point, but told her he had prepared the
ground so that she could plant some flowers and they decided sone
drysanthemums would look nice in this location. HALL ‘stated they |
accordingly drove to MeInnish Greenhouse and bought a dozen drysanthemuma,
after which he and BONNIE returned home and planted them over the
grave, watering them down good. He stated he and BONNIE hoth got
mud? on their shoea while planting these flowers.
HALL stated the lime used to pourover the victim's body in
the grave was purchased by him at the Alexander Lumber Yard, Kansas
City, Missouri, which he stated is located on Highway #50 near Cleveland
Street. He stated he bought this lime two or three months previously
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