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250:.) In January 1968, Riley and McKenna were sentenced to life in prison. In February 1969, the Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions because the police did not let the suspects talk with their attorneys while they were being questioned. Since the case would be up for retrial, Riley and McKenna seized the opportunity to strike a plea deal, and they pled guilty to manslaughter, each being sentenced to 12 to 20 years for Landau's death.
63:.) His parents were Lazear "Leonard" Landau (1879-1936) and Anna Stopnitsky Landau (1883-1949), both Polish immigrants. Landau graduated from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1940. He was an active and artistic student, contributing his time to the Masque and Wig Club (President), Palette and Brush Club (President), French Club, Debating Club, and the Stunt Day Committee. He was also a member of the National Honor Society, a reporter for
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