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Claude Howard Jones

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Claude Howard Jones

Birth
USA
Death
7 Dec 2000 (aged 60)
Texas, USA
Burial
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Convicted in the November 1989 armed robbery and murder of 44-year-old Allen Hilzendager, owner of Zell’s liquor store in Point Blank. Hilzendager was shot three times with a .357 magnum as he turned to retrieve a bottle of liquor requested by Jones. Jones Fled with $900.00 dollars in cash taken from the register and joined at least one accomplice in a vehicle parked outside the store. Jones was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida on December 2, 1989 after being charged with bank robbery and robbery there.

Last Statement:
“To your family, ah, I hope that this can bring some closure to y'all. I am sorry for your loss and hey, I love all y'all. Let's go.”

Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.
Convicted in the November 1989 armed robbery and murder of 44-year-old Allen Hilzendager, owner of Zell’s liquor store in Point Blank. Hilzendager was shot three times with a .357 magnum as he turned to retrieve a bottle of liquor requested by Jones. Jones Fled with $900.00 dollars in cash taken from the register and joined at least one accomplice in a vehicle parked outside the store. Jones was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida on December 2, 1989 after being charged with bank robbery and robbery there.

Last Statement:
“To your family, ah, I hope that this can bring some closure to y'all. I am sorry for your loss and hey, I love all y'all. Let's go.”

Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.

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