Once again the master of escape was placed behind bars!

by Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President
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It was on May 20, 1949, that Dave Hall, aka John Henry Thomas, who is pictured above, was recaptured when Lieutenant J. A. Bingham of the Virginia State Police and Deputy Sheriff Joe W. Hatfield of West Virginia showed up at John Henry Thomas' farm. This photo of Dave Hall was found on Ancestry.com.


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