Drifter Guilty in Flying Ace’s Murder
A teenage drifter was convicted in a Roseburg, Ore., court of killing Maj. Gen. Marion Carl, the Marine Corps’ first flying ace. Carl, 82, had survived three wars but died defending his wife at home. Carl won 18 air victories and received the Navy Cross for valor during World War II. Jesse Fanus, 19, was accused of kicking in the door of Carl’s riverfront home in June, waving a sawed-off shotgun and demanding cash and the keys to the car. When the general came out of a bedroom, Fanus fired, killing him. Jurors are to return Friday to consider evidence in the penalty phase of the trial.
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