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The News-Leader rFFh-in ----71 REGIONAL NEWS Man gets death for three killings Game for a game The Cape Girardeau deaths were drug-related, according to the defendant's guilty plea. The men demanded marijuana from Randy Scheper, 17, who sold them the drug. Roll then made Scheper and Scheper's other son, Curtis, 22, lie on the ground. Randy Scheper was fatally shot in the head, Curtis Scheper was stabbed three times in the back, and Sherry Scheper died of blows to the head. Co-defendants David Wayne Rhodes, 18, and John Browne, 21, both of Cape Girardeau, are serving life prison terms for the killings.

The Associated Press COLUMBIA A Cape Girardeau man has been sentenced to death in the 1992 drug-related killing of three members of a family. Gary Lee Roll, 41, was sentenced Tuesday by Boone County Circuit Judge Frank Conley. He had pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in September, claiming he was high on LSD when he commit- 4B Thursday, November 18, 1993 ted the crimes. Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said Roll and two friends entered the Cape Girardeau home of Sherry Scheper, 47, on Aug. 9, 1992.

They wanted to steal drugs from Scheper's youngest son, Swingle said. After cutting the phone lines, Roll persuaded Scheper to let him inside after he flashed a police officer's badge, which he had found in a park, Swingle said. CRIME Briefs KANSAS CITY Latest death may be link to interstate killer Man faces charges of counterfeiting Pit ih mm. aiesisiis KANSAS CITY A St. Joseph man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges that he passed and possessed counterfeit $100 bills.

Scott E. Jennings, 32, faces a maximum of 30 years in prison without parole and $250,000 in fines if he is convicted on both charges. Jennings was arrested by St. Joseph police June 21 after he allegedly passed a counterfeit bill at a St. bar.

Police searched his vehicle and allegedly found three more counterfeit $100 bills. CAPE GIRARDEAU Man found guilty of making bombs CAPE GIRARDEAU A southeast Missouri man was found guilty Wednesday of possessing pipe bombs, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Donald E. Clements, 40, was found guilty of two felony counts of possession of unregistered pipe bombs in a trial before U.S.

District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh. Federal prosecutors say Clements sold elaborate pipe bombs he had made to an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms undercover agent in October and November 1992. Clements faces a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Sentencing is set for Feb.

3, 1994. Missouri, Kansas and Texas authorities are investigating the slayings of six women and one man. New York Times News Service WICHITA, Kan. Police in three states fear a recent slaying in Texas may mark a return by the so-called interstate serial killer. Missouri, Kansas and Texas authorities are investigating the possibility that a store clerk found shot in the head Nov.

1 in Arlington, Texas, may be the seventh victim of a killer who has eluded police for 19 months and who is believed to have last struck in May 1992. During a 30-day span ending in spring 1992, five women and one man died in similar slayings that officials suspected were the work of one person. Those killings took place in Raytown and St. Charles; Wichita; and Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind. "There are so many similarities that it's scary," Raytown Police Chief Kris Turn-bow said of the killing in Arlington.

"We're still dealing with a big if, but if they're connected, we're encouraged because this at least gives us a chance to finally get to the bottom of these killings. On the other hand, it means that after taking 18 months off, he's back out there." The killer's last known slaying was May 7, 1992, in Raytown when he shot Sarah Blessing, a clerk at a Raytown natural foods store, of Kansas City. Before that, the killer is believed to have slain Robin Fuldauer April 8 in Indianapolis; Patricia Smith and Patricia Magers April 11 in Wichita; Michael McCown April 27 in Terre Haute; and Nancy Kitz- miller May 3 in St. Charles. The Arlington killing fits his methods.

Amy Terna Vess, 22, was shot between 6 and 6:22 p.m., about closing time at Dancer's Closet, a dance supply store in a strip shopping center not far from Interstate 20. There were no witnesses, but Vess lived long enough to dial 911 and answer a few questions after police arrived. "The officers asked her if she'd been robbed, and she nodded yes," said Dee Anderson, Arlington Police Department spokesman. "They asked if the robber was a man, she nodded yes. They asked if she knew the man, she nodded no." The other killings were also at specialty stores in strip shopping centers, and always near major highways.

The motive always appeared to be robbery. In Wichita and Raytown, as in Arlington, the killer entered the store just before closing time. The killer always took his victims to back rooms, and his victims always looked similar. He always shot them in the back of the head with a gun. Microscopic marks on the casings of shells found at each of the murder scenes first convinced investigators the killings were related.

The marks showed the casings came from the same gun. Anderson said Arlington police are not releasing the caliber of the weapon used in Vess' death. He added that there is no definite link between the crime and the person who killed the six other persons. "The similarities between what happened here and in Arlington are striking," said Detective Richard Plummer of the St. Charles police.

"We're looking into the case, along with the other departments and the FBI and Arlington police. But we just don't know for sure yet." tau steve Pi Lian9Trie News-Leader "it great fOOtsau Weather," says Jason Hunt, front, 20. Instead of going home after work, Hunt and his colleagues Jason Myers, rear, Tim Nevius and Carl McNabb made the best out of the gloomy weather Wednesday at Doling Park. The high temperature Wednesday was 44 degrees. Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high around 60.

Section credits Page Design by: Samantha Branson, Ronnie Willis Headlines by: Scott Maple, Alison Parker, Norma Parks, Cheryl Whitsitt, Sandra WoodardT Editing by: Sara Hansen, Chick Howland, Louise Whall Obituaries, Death Notices: Debi Small Editorial Assistant: Norma Parks Hollis Dean Turner, 70 PHILLIPSBURG Services for Hollis Dean Turner, Phillipsburg, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Phillipsburg United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lonesome Hill Cemetery near Phillipsburg. Mr. Turner, a certified public' accountant, died at 1:40 p.m.

Tuesday in Breech Medical Center, Lebanoa Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.. today in Holman Funeral Home, Lebanon. Mrs. Logue, a homemaker, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lebanon Park Manor.

Carol 'Susie' Majors, 60 PIERCE CITY Graveside services for Carol "Susie" Majors, Pierce City, will be at 2 p.m. today in Pierce City Cemetery under direction of Wessell Funeral Home. Miss Majors died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday in Freeman Hospital, Joplin. Visitation will be from 1 p.m.

until service time today in the funeral home. 1 DEATH NOTICES John A. 'Jack' Burch, 96 MACKS CREEK Services' for tl "ohn A. "Jack" Burch, Macks Creek, yill be at 1 p.m. Friday in First Bap-' ist Church.

Graveside services will at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park 'emetery, Sedalia, under direction of ledges Funeral Home. Mr. Burch, a retired farmer, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in Missouri Veterans Home, Mount Vemon.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. oday, with masonic services follow-ng, in the funeral home. lernice Chenoweth, 81 I WHEATON Graveside services or Bernice Chenoweth, Wheaton, ill be, at 10 a.m. Friday in Muncie Jhapel Cemetery. Ms.

Chenoweth died at 10:15 p.m. Xiesday, Nov. 9, in South Barry Jounty Hospital, Cassville. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. oday in McQueen Funeral Home.

Friday in Durbin Cemetery near Hartville, under direction of Holman Funeral Home, Hartville. Mr. Kapp, a service station owner operator, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield.

Virginia Mary Kern, 80 JOPLIN Services for Virginia Mary Kern, Joplin, formerly of Springfield, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Parker Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin. Mrs. Kern, a retired missionary school secretary, died at 8:40 a.m.

Tuesday in Walnut Ridge Nursing Home. Francis V. Leahy, 81 AURORA Funeral Mass for Francis V. Leahy, Aurora, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Burial will be in Springfield National Cemetery. Mr. Leahy, a retired farmer, died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in Cox-Monett Hospital. Scripture services will be at 8 p.m.

today in Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home. Charles H. Llppold, 79 Services for Charles H. Lippold, Springfield, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Hazelwood Cemetery.

Mr. Lippold, owneroperator of a pest control company, died at 9:34 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's Regional Health Center. Masonic services will be at 7 p.m.

Friday, with visitation to follow in Walnut Lawn DeGraffenreid-Wood Funeral Home. Thelma J. Plrtle, 73 SEYMOUR Services for Thelma J. Pirtle, Seymour, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Bergman-Miller Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Union Chapel Cemetery, Christian County. Mrs. Pirtle, a homemaker, died at 7:47 a.m. Wednesday in Springfield Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Howard H. 'Sonny' Dowler 53 WALNUT GROVE Graveside services for Howard H. "Sonny" Dowler Lees Summit, formerly of Walnut Grove, will be at 1 p.m. today in GreeneLawn Cemetery, Walnut Grove, under direction of Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home.

Mr. Dowler, a truck driver and an Army veteran, died Sunday evening of an apparent heart attack while hunting. The casket will be closed at all times. Lucille B. Ehler, 73 Graveside services for Lucille B.

Ehler, Springfield, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Springfield National Cemetery under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mrs. Ehler, a homemaker, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in Doctors Hospital.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Hannah Louise Franson, Infant NDCA Graveside services for Hannah Louise Franson, Nixa, will be at 10 a.m. today in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, under direction of Ayre-Goodwin-Lee, a Heritage Funeral Home at Rivermonte. Hannah, the infant daughter of Scott and Jean Franson, died at 625 a.m.

Tuesday in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, of complications following birth. Dannie J. Garner, 57 AURORA Services for Dannie J. Garner, Aurora, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Peterson Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Mars Hill Cemetery near Crane. Mr. Garner, a lawn care maintenance worker, died at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday in Aurora Community Hospital. Jess James Graham, 102 NIXA Services for Jess James Graham, Nixa, will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial will be in Ozark Cemetery. Mr. Graham died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday in his home.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Maud A. Hodges, 74 EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. Services for Maud A.

Hodges, Edwards-ville, formerly of Bradleyville, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Clinking-beard Funeral Home, Ava. Burial will be in Union Grove Cemetery near Ava. Mrs. Hodges, a homemaker, died Monday in Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.

Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Catherine L. Holloway, 50 HOLLISTER Services for Catherine Holloway, Hollister, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Whelchel Funeral Chapel, Branson.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Branson. Mrs. Holloway, a homemaker, died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday in Skaggs Community Hospital, Branson, of cancer. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral chapel Grace T. Johnson, 79 AURORA Services for Grace T. Johnson, Aurora, will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield. Burial will be in BelMew Cemetery.

Mrs. Johnson, a retired nurse, died at 2:55 p.m. Wednesday in Aurora Nursing Center. Ralph Charles Kapp, 57 GROVESPRING Graveside services and burial for Ralph Charles Kapp, Grovespring, will be at 2 p.m. Other Deaths Listed below are notices of recent deaths of present or former residents of southwest Missouri.

More details will be published when information is available. t- Samantha L. Jones, 93, Stockton, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday in Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar. Arrangements will be announced by Brumback Funeral Home.

Ellen Jane Kent, 87, Springfield, formerly of Clever, died at 9 aon. Wednesday in Cox Medical Center South. Arrangements will be announced by Meadors Funeral Home, Clever. Jay B. Oxley, 66, Springfield, died at 10:50 a.m.

Wednesday in Cox Medical Center North. Arrangements mill be announced by Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove. ucy Mae Shepherd Davis, 79 WHEATLAND Services for ''tocy Mae Shepherd Davis, Wheat-ind, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Hath-way-Peterman Funeral Home. Buri-1 will be in Flemington Cemetery.

Mrs. Davis, a homemaker. died at :25 a.m. Wednesday in Hermitage Care Center. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

'oday in the funeral home. Willie Atkinson Roland, 84 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Graveside services for Willie Atkinson Roland, Birmingham, formerly of Northview, will be at 2 p.m. today in Marshfield Cemetery under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield. Mrs.

Roland, a retired sales clerk, died at 8 p.m. Saturday in Beverly Health Center West, Birmingham. Dean Detherow, 50 MARSHFIELD-Services for Bobby Dean Detherow, Marshfield, will at 2 p.m. Friday in Arthur's Colo-dal Chapel. Burial will be in Marsh-ield Cemetery.

Mr. Detherow, a brick mason, died Sunday in his home of a self-inflicted wound. Keith SL John, 44 SPARTA Services for Keith St. John, Sparta, will be at 1 p.m. today in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark.

Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery. Mr. St. John, a tack salesman, died Tuesday in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, of an apparent heart attack. The Truth About Funeral Prices 1 Caskets from $155 Services from $245 (Serrations from $420 H.

Margaret Logue, 78 LEBANON Services for H. Margaret Logue, Lebanon, will be at 2 p.m. today in Holman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery. Obituaries Paid announcements are arranged through southwest Missouri funeral home directors.

Ayre-Goodwin-Lec, a Heritage Funeral Home 887-1929 Trdcme, a Heritage FuneralHome 1 MJ 862-5505 Harris, a Heritage i Funeral Home (Nba) 725-3553 Harris, a Heritage Funeral Home (Ozark) 485-2343 Rami Homa md CcmeMti afthsOwta 1. Louise 3arahouse LENEXA, Kan. Alice Barnhouse Rayburn, 2, Lenexa, died Fri-Jay, Nov. 12, 1993, in her Mrs. Rayburn was born In Vtorehouse, and lived in Si-ceston, Springfield and Republic In Missouri, before burn, of the home; two daughters, Janet A.

Wright, Overland Park, and Linda Qulgg, Springfield; a son, Richard Barnhouse; and a sister, Gustine Jeanette Stretesky, both of Springfield; and 10 grandchildren. Services were Monday, Nov. 15, In Amos Family Chapel. The body has been cremated. moving to Lenexa, four years ago.

She co-owned Bel Aire Realty Co. in Springfield before she retired. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Springfield, and she was a member of Crossroads Church, Reformed Church in America. Survivors Include her husband, George Marvin Ray Ralph E. 'Mule' Swearengin Ralph E.

"Mule" Swearengin, 77, Springfield, died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday In Springfield Community Hospital. Mr. Swearengin was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church and a longtime member of the Teamsters Union. He was preceded In death by three sisters, two brothers and an Infant daughter.

He Is survived by his wife, Ruby, of the home; five daughters, Marsha Elmer, Springfield, Jean Ann Hall, Willard, Shirley McCauley, state of Alaska, Sharon Swearingln, Springfield, and Imogene Stevens, Springfield; a brother, Richard Swearengin, Humansville; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Greenlawn Funeral Home North with the Rev. Ed Long officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pis-gah Cemetery near Strafford.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 P.m. Friday In the funeral home..