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|birth_name = Jane Porson McMichaels | |birth_name = Jane Porson McMichaels | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date| | |birth_date = {{birth date|1876|4|23}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Texas]], United States | |birth_place = [[Texas]], United States | ||
|image = Jane Porson McMichaels.png | |image = Jane Porson McMichaels.png | ||
|caption = Jane Porson McMichaels in 1901 | |caption = Jane Porson McMichaels in 1901 | ||
|known = Discovering crime scene following the [[assassination of Larry]] | |known = Discovering crime scene following the [[assassination of Larry]] | ||
|death_date = {{death date and age| | |death_date = {{death date and age|1965|4|23|1876|4|23}} | ||
|occupation = Schoolteacher | |occupation = Schoolteacher | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Jane Porson McMichaels''' (April 23, 1876 – April 23, 1965)<ref>U.S. Census, 1876, Porsonville, County of Porson, enumeration district 167, p. 3-B, family 51.</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHUX1CM4y5s The Assassination of Larry - Skeleton Realm History]</ref> was an American schoolteacher who discovered the body of [[Larry]] on April 22, 1965.<ref name=":1" /> According to the [[L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report]], McMichael's quick response to notify authorities was probative in reaching the conclusion that [[Paul Stoffer | '''Jane Porson McMichaels''' (April 23, 1876 – April 23, 1965)<ref>U.S. Census, 1876, Porsonville, County of Porson, enumeration district 167, p. 3-B, family 51.</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHUX1CM4y5s The Assassination of Larry - Skeleton Realm History]</ref> was an American schoolteacher who discovered the body of [[Larry]] on April 22, 1965.<ref name=":1" /> According to the [[Assassination of Larry#L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report|L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report]], McMichael's quick response to notify authorities was probative in reaching the conclusion that [[Paul Stoffer Adam]] fired the shots that killed Larry.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
==McMichael's voluntary statement after the assassination== | ==McMichael's voluntary statement after the assassination== | ||
Minutes after the [[Assassination of Larry]], McMichael's quickly reported her observations to Porsonville Police Department's [[Sheriff Bart Ernest Matthews Jr.]] She had been walking home after a full night of hunting for crawdaddies along the [[Opocheeka River]], and broke her routine to take a shortcut across the field, where she nearly tripped over the body of Larry.<ref name=":1" /> | Minutes after the [[Assassination of Larry]], McMichael's quickly reported her observations to [[Porsonville]] Police Department's [[Sheriff Bart Ernest Matthews Jr.]] She had been walking home after a full night of hunting for crawdaddies along the [[Opocheeka River]], and broke her routine to take a shortcut across the field, where she nearly tripped over the body of Larry.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
{{Blockquote|"I came up on him and he was face down in the mud, and his arms was outspread. It looked like he'd been up in the sky, flying and then came crashing down in the dirt with his face."}} | {{Blockquote|"I came up on him and he was face down in the mud, and his arms was outspread. It looked like he'd been up in the sky, flying and then came crashing down in the dirt with his face."}} | ||
According to the [[L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report]], no one else witnessed McMichaels before or during her trek to the field. This is often considered unusual given the hundreds of crawdaddy fishers that were visiting the area at that time.<ref name=":1" /> | According to the [[Assassination of Larry#L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report|L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report]], no one else witnessed McMichaels before or during her trek to the field. This is often considered unusual given the hundreds of crawdaddy fishers that were visiting the area at that time.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
==McMichaels at the police line-up== | ==McMichaels at the police line-up== | ||
[[File:JPM 1965.png|left|thumb|204x204px|Jane Porson McMichales in 1965]] | |||
During the line-up (a.k.a. "show-up") of Paul Stoffer Adams, Jane Porson McMichaels successfully identified him as the killer, despite having never seen him before and finding the body of Larry many hours after his murder. She told police, "I'm positive that's him. Very sure. Real sure. I'm really sure that's him. Yup!" | During the line-up (a.k.a. "show-up") of Paul Stoffer Adams, Jane Porson McMichaels successfully identified him as the killer, despite having never seen him before and finding the body of Larry many hours after his murder. She told police, "I'm positive that's him. Very sure. Real sure. I'm really sure that's him. Yup!" | ||
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 Jane Porson McMichaels in 1901 | |
| Born | Jane Porson McMichaels April 23, 1876 Texas, United States |
| Died | April 23, 1965 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher |
| Known for | Discovering crime scene following the assassination of Larry |
Jane Porson McMichaels (April 23, 1876 – April 23, 1965)[1][2] was an American schoolteacher who discovered the body of Larry on April 22, 1965.[2] According to the L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report, McMichael's quick response to notify authorities was probative in reaching the conclusion that Paul Stoffer Adam fired the shots that killed Larry.[2]
McMichael's voluntary statement after the assassination
Minutes after the Assassination of Larry, McMichael's quickly reported her observations to Porsonville Police Department's Sheriff Bart Ernest Matthews Jr. She had been walking home after a full night of hunting for crawdaddies along the Opocheeka River, and broke her routine to take a shortcut across the field, where she nearly tripped over the body of Larry.[2]
"I came up on him and he was face down in the mud, and his arms was outspread. It looked like he'd been up in the sky, flying and then came crashing down in the dirt with his face."
According to the L.A.R.R.Y.D.E.A.T.H. Report, no one else witnessed McMichaels before or during her trek to the field. This is often considered unusual given the hundreds of crawdaddy fishers that were visiting the area at that time.[2]
McMichaels at the police line-up
During the line-up (a.k.a. "show-up") of Paul Stoffer Adams, Jane Porson McMichaels successfully identified him as the killer, despite having never seen him before and finding the body of Larry many hours after his murder. She told police, "I'm positive that's him. Very sure. Real sure. I'm really sure that's him. Yup!"