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Would-Be Wallace Killer Walks Free
Would-Be Wallace Killer
Walks Free

Would-Be Wallace Killer Walks Free

Shooter served 35 years for 1972 assassination attempt

(Newser) - The man who tried to assassinate George Wallace in 1972 walked free from prison today after serving 35 years of his 53-year sentence. Arthur Bremer opened fire on the Alabama governor as he campaigned for president in Maryland, leaving him paralyzed. Before he died in 1998, the onetime segregationist wrote...

Wallace Assailant Earns Release
Wallace Assailant Earns Release

Wallace Assailant Earns Release

Man who fired bullet that paralyzed Alabama gov has served 35 years

(Newser) - The man who shot George Wallace in 1972 and later called him a "segregationist dinosaur" will be released from prison later this year after serving 35 years of a 53-year sentence, the AP reports. The Alabama governor was forced to drop out of the presidential race after a bullet...

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