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CONFESSED BURGLAR 1-1-1
Forty-four-year-old Frank Collins, on parole from
a ninety-nine year prison term for robbery and
assault in Arizona, faces more prison time in
Texas. Officers together evidence in
Monday night'is burglary of a 3 Fort Worth '
residence and the resulting chain wrapped aroundCollins.
Shortly after his arrest, Collins
admits to officers and newsmen that he prowled
a Polytechnic divorcee's home, 46MIN -W
and tied her hands and feet with
stockings while he searched the house for money.
He says he repeatedly told the woman, "I won't
hurt you, I just want your money." The victim
was disrobed from the listed
waist down, but wasn
CU WHITE MAN
Detective W. T. A Earie says he is preparing
charges of burglary of a private residence at
night-time against Collins. The charge carries
a stiffer penalty than robbery by assault. Collinssays he got 15-dollars from the house. Detective
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Confessed burglar], item, March 7, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977928/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.