Priest urges peace as slain family buried Friday
Saturday, March 6, 2004
CANTON, Miss. -- A slain family of three was buried Friday after a priest urged mourners to support a life sentence rather than the death penalty for their suspected killer. Michael and Rebecca Hargon and their 4-year-old son, James Patrick, were buried in a cemetery outside a rural United Methodist church near where they lived. The three were found dead Monday after they vanished on Valentine's Day.
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