Houston Writer to Remain Jailed for the Holiday Season
A writer jailed for refusing to give a grand jury her research notes about a society killing spent Christmas in jail, despite efforts to have her freed before the holidays.
Vanessa Leggett, 33, was imprisoned after she refused to hand over notes and recordings to a federal grand jury investigating Robert Angleton, a Houston bookmaker whose wife, Doris, was slain in 1997.
Leggett has been in a federal detention center since July 20, when a federal judge found her in contempt of court.
Disclosing the information would have broken a confidentiality promise she made with those she interviewed, she said.
Leggett’s jail term could end Jan. 4, when the grand jury ends its investigation.
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