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https://www.yahoo.com/news/fugitive-hid-decades-settling-quiet-town-080233427.html?ref=gs
Fugitive in slaying hid for years by settling in quiet town
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The suspect in a deadly Florida shooting evaded capture for decades in a mundane manner, according to authorities and friends: He got married, settled in this quiet town and ran a wallpaper store.
People say the man they knew as James Manion and his wife were cordial but quiet, blending into the community of about 14,000 near the Virginia border. Manion made sure his dog Prancer received regular haircuts.
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Taylor was indicted in 1980 on charges of murder and aggravated battery, but disappeared soon after, authorities said.
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Dog groomer Kim Merricks said the couple brought Prancer in every few weeks for trims and bathing since the early 2000s when the Portuguese water dog was a puppy. She said Taylor, who went by Jay, loved to talk about dogs but didn't divulge much personal information, though that wasn't unusual for her clients.
"He lit up every time he talked about his dog. He loved that dog. That was his baby," she said, adding that the dog died recently.
Merricks, whose father is the couple's neighbor, said the neighborhood was shocked by the news.
"I'm still kind of numb about it," she said. "I'm still waiting on proof that it's him because he was such a nice guy."
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Fugitive in slaying hid for years by settling in quiet town
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The suspect in a deadly Florida shooting evaded capture for decades in a mundane manner, according to authorities and friends: He got married, settled in this quiet town and ran a wallpaper store.
People say the man they knew as James Manion and his wife were cordial but quiet, blending into the community of about 14,000 near the Virginia border. Manion made sure his dog Prancer received regular haircuts.
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Taylor was indicted in 1980 on charges of murder and aggravated battery, but disappeared soon after, authorities said.
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Dog groomer Kim Merricks said the couple brought Prancer in every few weeks for trims and bathing since the early 2000s when the Portuguese water dog was a puppy. She said Taylor, who went by Jay, loved to talk about dogs but didn't divulge much personal information, though that wasn't unusual for her clients.
"He lit up every time he talked about his dog. He loved that dog. That was his baby," she said, adding that the dog died recently.
Merricks, whose father is the couple's neighbor, said the neighborhood was shocked by the news.
"I'm still kind of numb about it," she said. "I'm still waiting on proof that it's him because he was such a nice guy."
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