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indeed pursue it, with the trial date set for June 27, 1955. To strengthen their case, he brought on two psychiatrists, Drs. Myron Kass and Harlan P. McNutt, who had previously examined
Collins and determined that he was sane at the time of the killings. In response, defense attorneys Andrew L. Garnes and J. Houston Vanzant Jr. decided to bar their client from taking the stand at his trial. Despite their best efforts, Collins was found guilty of the Stolen murder and sentenced to death.
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went after Anna with his car, attempting to run her over. She managed to dodge his attack, causing him to turn towards the highway and flee. After the sheriffs arrived, Mrs. Stolen gave a general description of her assailant and the last two digits of his car's license plate, which eventually led to
Collins' arrest about an hour later. An inspection of his car uncovered the murder weapon and bloodied clothing, the stains of which were later linked to the crime scene.
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when she opened it. When she attempted to flee, Collins pulled out the katana he was carrying on his back and attacked her, severing one of her fingers. Her screams awoke her 74-year-old disabled husband, Andrew, who attempted to help her, only to be slashed to death. After killing Andrew, Collins
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agents in regard to Hall's disappearance, but was cleared when several of her friends claimed that they had supposedly seen her alive on that particular night. Thusly, Collins was let go, and even after Hall's body was discovered eight months later, her murder would remain unsolved for the time
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psychiatric hospital to determine whether he was insane at the time of the crimes. Later that same day, after he was determined to be sane and was interrogated by FBI agents, Collins confessed to the Hall murder, explaining it in details that only the killer could have known.
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