Mary Vincent // 191 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 3

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11/26/23 • 56 min

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On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
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RECAP: Larry Singleton brutally attacked 15-year-old Mary Vincent and chopped her arms off in September 1978. In March of 1979, the trial began, and he was found guilty on seven counts, but the state had recently passed new sentencing laws, so the most he could be sentenced to was 14 years in prison. The judge gave him the maximum sentence and as Mary left the courtroom, Larry threatened her by saying, if it’s the last thing I do, I’ll finish the job. Larry only served 8 years befo