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Man convicted in 1983 Kilgore KFC deaths dies while serving life sentence

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Darnell Hartsfield, 61, of Tyler, died of natural causes in a Texas state prison on May 4, 2022. He and his accomplice, Romeo Pinkerton, kidnapped five victims from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Kilgore during an apparent robbery. The five victims were Opie Ann Hughes, Monty Landers, Mary Tyler, Joey Johnson, and David Maxwell.

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Man convicted in 1983 Kilgore KFC deaths dies while serving life sentence

KILGORE, Texas (KETK) - A man who was one of two people convicted of capital murder in the deaths of five people for the 1983 Kilgore KFC killings has died in prison, records show. VIDEO: Smith County inmate arrested after escaping from law enforcement vehicle, breaking into 2 houses, officials say Darnell Hartsfield and his cousin Romeo Pinkerton were convicted of abducting the victims from a restaurant on Sept. 23, 1983, driving them t…

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Records show man convicted in 1983 Kilgore KFC slayings dies in state prison

Darnell Hartsfield was convicted by a jury in 2008 and received life in prison.

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