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The Bobby Greenlease Murder

As I went through my list for my next blog and came across this one I was unsure about doing it for a few reasons. First, child murders are often difficult to read and research.  Of course that has not stopped me since I have blogged about several cases involving child murders despite they being the most heart wrenching to do.  Secondly, this case was one of the more notorious cases and a case from the 1950's which means that there is a lot written about it but not all of it is completely consistent.  For example I several times I came across the name Robert Paul Greenlease.  More than one source said that Robert Paul was the older, adopted brother of young Bobby Greenlease.  However a website that was designed by a family member states he is an older brother from an earlier marriage of the father.  This may sound like a petty thing to some, and maybe it really is but it bothers me for two reasons.  First I am also very much into genealogy so rela...