The Nation - News from Jan. 12, 1986
A woman was arraigned in Portland, Ore., on a fugitive warrant accusing her of conspiring to kidnap Florida Gov. Bob Graham and demand he release her husband from prison. Vicki Jill Crawford, 39, intended to demand the release of her husband, Howard, 44, in exchange for the governor’s freedom, officials said. Her husband is serving a 12-year prison term in Florida for attempting to hire a hit man to kill 29 disgruntled customers who complained they were bilked by a bogus employment agency he ran in Jacksonville.
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