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i A 8B Friday Sepleintvr 29 2(X K) vvistar telcplancom DALLAS REGIOL1 Brother pleads for life of man convicted in carwash deaths 41 A forensic psychologist and a psychiatrist detail the troubled past of Robert Wayne Harris 1 0 I 12 A 4 I police arrested I latTiS at a friend's house in northeast Dallas After his arrest in the carwash slayings I larris gave a statement to police saying that he fatally shot Sandra Estes Scott of Irving in November In March he directed police to her body in an Irving field In a statement to police Robert Wayne Ilarris said that he shot Scott after she stole VA from him lie paid Scott $IO for a ride when the two stopped for gasoline according to the statement When he returned to the truck he checked his billfold and found $200 missing according to the statement Robert Wayne Harris became angry and forced Scott to drive to a field where he shot her and then found his $200 according to the statement When police found her remains and checked her clothing investigators found $10 in her pocket Closing arguments in the sentencing phase are scheduled to begin at 9 am today in Criminal District Court No 282 in Dallas During CrOSS-eXaMinatiOn by Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Greg Davis William I larris said that his brother confessed to shooting the people at the carwash 'I asked him 'Did you do William Harris testified "And he said 'Yes'" "Did you ever ask him why he did it'?" Davis asked William larris "I never asked" William I laths said "You can't change what happened" Before Within I larris' testimony defense attorneys called on psychiatrist Douglas Crowder of Dallas and forensic psychologist Mary Connell of Fort Worth to provide jurors with a glimpse of Robert Wayne troubled life Crowder testifed that Robert Wayne Harris had a difficult childhood because of his stuttering leaving him open to taunts and jokes from other children Crowder said that Robert Wayne larris's half-brother is in prison for murder and that his father shot and killed his stepmother then committed suicide His uncle was fatally shot by his mother's boyfriend Crowder said sought to persuade jurors against the death penalty William told jurors that it was his idea for his brother to go to the carwash at 600 MacArthur Blvd on March 20 William Harris said he had gotten his brother a job at the carwash because he was friends with manager Dennis Lee who was killed that day Robert Wayne Harris was fired from the carwash March 17 after he was accused of exposing himself in a carwash restroom with the door open Irving police said "I was going to go with him" William Harris testified "I was supposed to go to his apartment wake him up and then we would go talk to Iknnis about getting his job back We were going to go to the unemployment office if he couldn't get his job back" Ile told the jury that he was at his Grand Prairie home on the morning of March 20 when he saw the news about the carwash shootings "I called a friend to tell him to tell Robert about what had happened" William I anis said "Next thing police are at my house guns pointed" between right and wrong It's just harder for someone like him to make choices" But prosecutors pointed out that Robert Wayne I finis grew up with good role models who helped him at times "Even though they knew he had been in prison did they the car-wash management agree to hire him?" Davis asked William I furls "Yes" William I furls imswered Along with 48-year-old Lee four other carwash employees each died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head Also killed were Rhoda Wheeler 45 Agustin Villasenor 34 Agustin's brother Benjamin Villasenor 32 and Roberto Jimenez Jr 15 A sixth employee 37-year-old Octavio Ramos also was shot in the head but he survived and identified Robert Wayne Ilivris as the gunman this week during testimony According to testimony ItarriS stole about 84000 from the car-wash that morning then went on a shopping spree hours later buying clothes a necklace with a cross and a $200 money order The day after the shootings BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR Stilt letetwun SiiI Wrnet DALLAS As his brother stared at him from a defense table William Harris asked a Dallas County jury Thursday to spare Robert Wayne Harris' life "All that I ask you" William Harris said as he looked at the jury of seven men and five women As Christiim people do as the Lord wants you to do" Robert Wayne Harris was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in two of the five killings March 20 at M-T-Fine Car Wash in ihing Defense attorneys rested their case Thursday afternoon in the punishment phase of the trial After closing arguments today jurors will begin deciding Robert Wayne I larris' fate: death by injection or a life sentence William Harris was the last witness called by defense attorneys Brad Lollar and Wayne Huff who Star-Telegram(' Si )1 wv it IA Robert Wayne Harris 28 convicted of capital murder enters a Dallas County courtroom Thursday morning The 28-year-old man also suffers from depression tth anti-social personality disorder Tottrette's syndrome and an impaired intelligence level "Ile's not insane" Crowder said "Ile knows the difference Domingo Ramirez Jr (MP) 6M5-3822 ramirez0 skip le gramocom Mineral Wells man becomes Army recruit No 80000 Star-Telegram Star-Telegram BY SUZANNE GAMBOA The Associated Press WASHINGTON Joseph Mc Gowen did something Thursday that tens of thousands of others already have done this year he joined the Army In the process the Mineral Wells native became the Army's 80000th recruit enough to fulfill this year's recruiting goals for the military branch Mc Gowen took his oath in a Pentagon briefing room with his mother Wanda Benavides and his grandfather Raymond Schmidt watching as the I 8-year-old raised his right hand and swore to defend the country Page One Depression touches at least one of 10 adults including more than 100000 people in Tarrant County alone In Life What does the rest of the world think of Texas now that our governor is running for president? In Money Find out how Rusty our stock-picking steer is doing with his portfolio 1 -77 11 1 1 (1'''''' 1 ii-ii i 1 1 '11j' l'' :1 "It's great to have you here youngster" Gen John Keane Army vice chief of staff told Mc Gowen afterward It was also good news for the Army which has faced recruiting shortfalls recently Defense Secre- tary William Cohen said this was the first time in three years in which all military services will meet their active-duty recruiting goals The Army recruited 12000 more men and women this year than in 1999 when it was 6500 recruits short McGowen said joining the Army for four years was a way to pay for college and a chance to leave Mineral Wells a town of about 15000 located about 45 miles west of Fort Worth "I was looking to get out of Min- era! Wells because if you spin your: wheels too long you're going to get stuck" he said "I had to leave a lot of stuff behind my family my girl- friend But I think it's a good decision to go into the Army" McGowen who got $40000 in college tuition money is at Fort' Knox Ky for basic training He' then will go to Fort Gordon Ga for' training in signal communications and then to Fort Bragg Ga to' become a parachutist in the 82nd Airborne A quick look at what's in Sunday's paper for you City of Grand Prairie Legal Notice NOTICE The following persons have registered with the Grand Prairie Police Department as convicted sex offenders: Victor Fields 35 year old BIM Indecency With a Child victim 12 year Old female 103 High School Dr 321 Grand Prairie TX 75050 NOTIFICATION La Siguiente personas se an registrado con el departamento de policia de Grand Prairie fue de una offensa sexual: Victor Fields 35 arms edad 103 High School Dr 321 Grand Prairie TX 75050 fue convict() de "Indecencia con un nifio La victima foe una nina 12 wmgrandprairiepoliceoN City of Grand Prairie Legal Notice NOTICE The following persons have registered with the Grand Prairie Police Department as convicted sex offenders: Joseph Wayne Williams 33 year old 01 729 SE 3' Street Grand Prairie TX 75051 Aggravated Sexual Assault victim 7 year old male NOTIFICATION La Siguiente personas se an registrado con el departamento de policia de Grand Prairie foe convict() de una offensa sexual: Joseph Wayne Williams 33 arlos edad 729 SE 3' Street Grand Prairie TX 75051 fue convicto de "Asaulto Sexual Aggravate" La victim fue un nitio 7 1lvwgrandprairiepoligpa I '211 44:" r- A Thursday October 5 7:00 pm University of Texas at Arlington Rosebud Room in the EH Hereford University Center PRESENTED BY ood Morning Good News! 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