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getting the ransom. She stated that they then decided they would have to bury the bedy and tried to pick ont a good spot. to do so. She stated that they fcund a place in a wooded area over on the Kansas side of the state line not toc far from the GREENLEASE residence and considered this place as they thought possibly they could snatch the child from his home rather than the schocl. She stated that they thought this would be an ideal place, but after they made their final plans and went back to see about digging anole to put the body in ahead of time they found that bulldozers had moved an and were knocking down trees, apparently preparing for a subdivision. They then decided the only place they could bury the body with any degree of -ertainty was in her backyard, BONNIE HEADY stated that the only hitch in their plans as originally mad- was the fact that they had intended to strangle the boy rather than shoct him as they were afraid a shot would be heard. She stated that HALL had a piece of ropes or heavy twine with which to strangle the boy, but after he got out in the country where he intended to commit this act he founda that the twine was not long enough to get his hand in and twist it, and therefore he had te shoot the boy rather than strangle him, BONNIE HEADY stated that she did not see this attempted strangulation a5 she had left the car and walked up the road with her dog but CARL HALL stated that was the reason he had to shoot the boy. She stated that when she got back to the car the boy was not dead yet and was still moaning, and thers was blood all cver the statien wagon. She stated she was startled as shea hud never .seen a nerson die before and that it was not at all lika ae ae SY ney ree vue Soe ee ne a ae ee movies and television shows. She said when a person was shot they just - died and there was no mess or blood, but that was not the way it was in this instancd. BONNIE HEADY stated that CARL HALL had had a pistol ever since shortly after she met him, She stated that about the lth of July and probably Juiv %, 1953, she went with CARL HALL over to Kansas City, Kansas, where he onethased a .32 caliber Smith and Wesson blue steel revolver from a hardware stcre on north side of Mirmesota Avenue, just east of 18th Street. CARL HALL ‘confirmed this information and stated that as he recalled he used his right name in purchasing this gin and gave address as Iola, Kansas. He stated this gun was stolen out of the glove compartment of BONNIE HEADY's station wagon while parked on parking lot south of the Ambassador Hotel early part of September. HALL stated he did not report this theft to the police department. : BONNIE HEADY stated that when she took her dog and walked up the hedge row waiting for CARL HALL to murder BOBBY GREENLEASE in some manner she lost her hat. She described this hat as a small brow felt hat with a New York makers tag in it. She stated that this hat was purchased by her -62- PADD ATT ee 7 eR eran mene reer A Te