Motorcycle Gangs; Vagos. murder charge, Albuquerque, New Mexico. photos by freelance hired by The News . -scene where body of William B Velton Jr was found - in an Arroyo just east of Albuquerque. Taken Dec 1975

Description:: Two men stand near in Arroyo near Albuquerque, New Mexico where William Velten was murdered in 1975. Four members of the Vagos biker club, Richard "Doc" Greer, Clarence "Sandman" Smith, Thomas Gladish and Ron Keine were convicted and sentenced to death. Later when another man, Kerry Rodney Lee confessed to the crime, the men were released from prison and granted a new trial, Lee was convicted in 1978 and the original four were never retried.
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Date Issued:: 1975-12-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: New Mexico and New Mexico
Subject Topic:: Arroyos and Crime scenes
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc14256_1