FULL TEXT: Memphis, Tenn. – Thomas Hal Partee, 16, a victim
of cerebral palsy since birth, was stabbed to death at his home in Memphis
Monday night.
Homicide officers said his sister, Lynn Partee, 14, admitted
she stabbed her brother during an argument over what television program they
would watch.
Capt. R. A. Cochran of the homicide squad said the sister
was charged with first degree murder Tuesday and placed in the custody of
juvenile court authorities.
[“Girl Kills Brother Over TV Shows,” The Hartford Court
(Ct.), Jul. 10, 1968, p. 1]
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FULL TEXT: Memphis – Juvenile court Judge Kenneth Turner
continued indefinitely today the case of Lynn Partee, 14, charged with the
fatal stabbing of her brother.
The girl, charged with voluntary manslaughter, has been
undergoing psychiatric examinations and will continue to do so, Judge Turner
said.
Police said the boy, Thomas Partee, was stabbed July 8
during an argument over which television program would be watched.
[“Girl’s Case Continued,” The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson,
Mississippi), Aug. 9, 1963, p. 4]
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