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aj I I1 f'Wt 643 THE TEHWESSEAN Thuraday APRIL 4. 1991 Man killed teen for sex, prosecutor says secutor said, Shepherd talked the boys into leaving him alone with the girl. "Joe Shepherd had something to do with the two boys going away from the car, and when 7GTi cu' 7f orp 71 I then threatened two poTice officers who questioned him about her disappearance. Estes said Shepherd eventually fled to North Carolina, but was apprehended and returned to Tennessee after Woodson's partially clothed body was found in his parents' yard. While in custody, he led authorities to the grave of another girl, 15-year-old Cathy Clowers of Englewood, who was killed in March 1976.

He was convicted of second-degree murder in that case in November and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Shepherd initially was set to stand trial for both slayings in 1978, but he escaped from the Bradley County Jail in July of that year and remained at large until November 1988, when he was recaptured in Canada. After fighting extradition for more than a year, he was returned to the United States in January 1 990. Estes said Woodson was killed after she, Shepherd and two teen-age boys took a ride into the national forest. When the car stopped, the pro CLEVELAND, Tenn.

(AP) Joe Shepherd killed 16-year-old Roxanne Woodson in February 1978 after she rejected his sexual advances, District Attorney General Jerry Estes told a Coffee County jury yesterday. Shepherd, 38, of Tellico Plains, is on trial in Bradley County Criminal Court for first-degree murder in Woodson's slaying, and the state is seeking the death penalty. Estes told a jury of 10 men and two women seated in Manchester, then transferred here that prosecutors would prove Shepherd took the girl to a remote area of the Cherokee National Forest and killed her after he raped or attempted to rape her. "Suffice it to say that you will hear testimony that on several occasions Shepherd made sexual advances toward Woodson but didn't get anywhere," Estes said, The state contends Shepherd killed the teenager on Feb. 27, 1978, buried her in the front yard of his parents' home in Monroe County, they came back, Roxanne Woodson was gone," Estes told the jury.

But defense attorney Charles Corn questioned whether the boys were gone long enough for Shepherd to do what he is accused of doing. Shepherd told the boys that Woodson had run 1 away, Corn said. "You need to focus your mind on time," Com 1 told the jurors. "Was there time to rape? Was -there time to kill?" Corn also said it would have been illogical for -Shepherd to bury Woodson's body in front of his parents' home when Tellico Plains was surrounded by forests. "It is our contention that the only thing that the state will be able to prove is that somebody is guilty of the illegal burial of the body," Corn said.

"Even after all these years, they will not be able to tell you how Roxanne Woodson died." Chattanooga hopes tour drives up tourism dollars For the next five days NASHVILLE- Today: scattered showers and possible thunderstorms; high of 67 and low of 53. Tomorrow: showers and thunderstorms likely; high of 64 and low of 52. Saturday: partly cloudy; high of 71 and low of 55. Sunday: sunny and mild; high of 76 and low of 58. Monday: partly cloudy and warm; high of 80 and low of 59.

TENNESSEE- Today: scattered showers and possible thunderstorms; highs in the 60s to low 70s and lows in the 50s. Tomorrow: showers and thunderstorms likely; highs in the 60s and lows from the upper 40s to the 50s. Saturday: partly cloudy; highs in the upper 60s to the mid-70s and lows In the 50s. make a tremendous difference in the number of motel-room nights in this area." Chattanooga's loop starts downtown at the Chattanooga Choo Choo and proceeds past attractions including Rock City Gardens, Covenant College, Point Park and Ruby Falls, all on Lookout Mountain. The loop continues through Reflection Riding, a nature area at the foot of the mountain, then directs visitors to Raccoon Mountain, the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Missionary Ridge.

Also on tour is the Tennessee Val ley Railroad Museum, Chickamauga Dam and Tennessee Riverpark. Downtown, visitors can see Hunter Art Museum, the historic Tivoli Theater and the Tennessee Aquarium, set to open next year. "If you count the attractions that are here and the scenery and historic landmarks that attract people from all over the world, we're creating a visitor's paradise," McDonald said. Local drivers will benefit from a brochure that includes a fold-out map and details about the significance of each attraction, McDonald said. "If anybody takes this 84-mile tour and even gets out of their car to take a cursory look at what we have here, they will spend another night instead of passing through our city en route to Atlanta or Nashville," said Jack McDonald, chairman of Venture's driving tour committee.

Venture has mapped out the driving loop, which was inspired by other cities' tours. San Francisco's "49-mile-drive" has helped that West Coast city keep tourism its biggest industry, McDonald said. "If we can get even 100 families a day to take this tour, that could CHATTANOOGA (AP) Tourism leaders hope an 84-mile traffic loop of Chattanooga's historical, cultural and natural attractions will help turn the southeastern Tennessee city into a vacation destination. Each year, 10 million people visit Chattanooga, but most of them merely pass through on their way to other areas. Promoters would like them to spend a little more time and money.

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