Summary

A WOMAN HENRY LEE LUCAS IS CONVICTED OF MURDERING TEN YEARS AGO IS NOT ALIVE. PHYLLIS WILCOX SAID MONDAY THAT SHE WAS BECKY POWELL, A WOMEN LUCAS IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDERING. WILCOX RECANTED HER STORY TUESDAY AND CLAIMS THAT LUCAS WAS A WILLING PARTICIPANT IN THE HOAX TO TRY AND GET HIM OFF DEATH ROW. BECKY POWELL WAS FIFTEEN-YEARS-OLD WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 77812
Story Slug HENRY LEE LUCAS VICTIM HOAX (10/5/1994)
Location DALLAS, TEXAS
Format PKG
Date 10/04/1994
Archive Time 48:40
TRT 1:15
Supers DALLAS, TX PHYLLIS WILCOX, MADE UP LUCAS STORY HENRY LEE LUCAS, CONVICTED MURDERER JOHN GILBERT, REPORTING
Video Description PHYLLIS WILCOX SOTS. FILE VIDEO OF HENRY LEE LUCAS IN CUSTODY SURROUNDED BY POLICE. PICTURE OF A HENRY LEE LUCAS VICTIM.
Description A WOMAN HENRY LEE LUCAS IS CONVICTED OF MURDERING TEN YEARS AGO IS NOT ALIVE. PHYLLIS WILCOX SAID MONDAY THAT SHE WAS BECKY POWELL, A WOMEN LUCAS IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDERING. WILCOX RECANTED HER STORY TUESDAY AND CLAIMS THAT LUCAS WAS A WILLING PARTICIPANT IN THE HOAX TO TRY AND GET HIM OFF DEATH ROW. BECKY POWELL WAS FIFTEEN-YEARS-OLD WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.
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Keywords

LUCAS
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
DEATH ROW
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