Askari Abdullah Muhammad
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This 1974 Miami Herald photo shows Thomas Knight being taken into
custody after being captured in Southwest
Miami-Dade. He'd been hiding in the mud, along with his rifle and
$50,000. It took tear gas and K-9 dogs to
flush him out of his hiding spot. He was later convicted of three
murders.
(Tim Chapman / The Miami Herald)
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A 1974 photo showing 23-year-old Thomas Knight being taken to a
police car after being found
hiding in the mud. He was charged and convicted for the deaths of
Sydney and Lillian Gans.
(AP / Associated Press File, 1974)
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This 1974 photo shows Thomas Knight being taken into custody for
the murders of Sydney
and Lillian Gans. Knight was flushed from his hiding place with
teargas and K-9 dogs. AP
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Cover page (page 1 section letter A) of the FINAL edition of The
Miami Herald issue published
Thursday, July 18, 1974 in Miami, Florida.
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Askari Abdullah Muhammad
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Askari Abdullah Muhammad
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Askari Abdullah Muhammad
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Florida’s death chamber
Victims
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