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: would allegedly find ‘valwable gens.” The owner tof the stere mus - Bi rmed of the ezact hour of the contemplated robbery, ana Ar ced entrance inte the etore throwgh a windew, be wae ar Severed shotgun blosts reaulting in Ais decth. Thus, Ghee. oF moh ¢ eould have taplicated Hale and his cesoctates wad oe ipa ae ee Ernest Burkhart proved to be the weak Link tn the Hale 1a: ‘organization and wes the firet to confess. Burkhart waa o meak~.. ‘ ‘willed tndividucl completely dominated by Hale and would not hesitate 16 Se do’ anything Ata uncle desired. When John Bamsey learned how much & gu idence the FBI dgents had comp tind he tee moe a complete confession ee ef Ata per. ya the murders. — a . ts cea “En addition te the solution oF ‘the murders, Agente disenvene a ke Hollie Burkhart, Ernest's fullblooded Osage wife, wes dying pom what: wae delteved te be slow poisoning. It ts an estrdlished fact. 32° taet when she was removed from the control of Burkhart and Ecle, 8&8 23 tuned iately regained her health, At Molli@’s death, Ernest jar kaart ae “Hole'a nephew, would have acquired the entire fortune of the Liezte 4 ‘ i familys. oy a g . ‘ Fale tg dewyers employed every device, legal and illegel; % 29% ‘obtatn thetr clients freedom. Defense witnesses conmitted — 2) «perjury, and many of the prosecution's witnesses were intimidated - and threatened. Many individuals aubseguently received sentences fer the tr perjury. ca a result.of FRI investigations. aa 326° Williom F. Hale and John Ramsey were tried four tines « 34, twice in the Federal District Court at Guthrie, Oklahoma chee. in 35°: ‘the Federal District Court at Oklahoma City, GXlahoma, and once 3 in the Federel District Court at Powhuska, Ckichoma, They were >” -gonvteted and sentenced te Life taprisonment in the Sederal Se jae: “Penitentiary ot Leavenworth, Kansas, for the nurder of Henry Roan. | 29 (Phe United States Kad jurisdiction only over the place where Beary 3 Roan was murdered. Oh eee . - ther sentences were imposed in the state courts jor murder R43 over whteh the United States Aad ne jJurtadiotvtion. &rnest Burkhart © p32 44 receivéd life imprisonment for Ata part in the murder of Willian #. 43 Smith and family. Kelsey Morrison was given life imprisonment for 46 the murder of Anna Brown. Aryon Burkhart turned state's evidence. geo state court and was never convicted. so , “Infornation obtained by an FAI Agent indicated thet in 39 sonhectton with the mysterious deaths of a larce number of Indlana, « 3h the perfetrators of the crime would get an Indian drunk, have & 52 doctor @ramine him, prodounce him intoricated and give him a id Aypoder te tnjectiow of monphings © After the doctor departed, the: