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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_HarrelsonCharles Harrelson - Wikipedia

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   Charles Voyde Harrelson (July 23, 1938 – March 15, 2007) [1] was an American contract killer and organized crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood Jr., the first federal judge to be assassinated in the 20th century. Charles Harrelson was the father of actors Brett and Woody Harrelson. [2]

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3. www.grunge.com › 160475The Truth About Woody Harrelson's Hitman Father - Grunge

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   Jul 31, 2019 · Shutterstock. One day, Charles Harrelson decided it was a good idea to start killing people for money. He even got himself some business cards that read "Have gun will travel" and "Hitman." After beginning his life as a contract killer, it's rumored that Harrelson murdered at least 20 people.

4. www.texasmonthly.com › arts-entertainment › woodyThe Sins of the Father - Texas Monthly

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   Except for the Wood hit, he made a total of $4,000 as a killer—$1,500 for doing Berg, and $2,500 for the 1968 contract murder of South Texas grain dealer Sam Degelia, Jr.

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5. allthatsinteresting.com › charles-harrelsonCharles Harrelson: The Hitman Father Of Woody Harrelson

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   May 22, 2021 · In the spring of 1979, Texas drug lord Jimmy Chagra hired Charles Harrelson to kill someone who stood in his way: U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr., who was scheduled to preside over Chagra’s drug trial. Defense attorneys nicknamed Wood “Maximum John” because of the harsh life sentences he handed down to drug dealers.

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6. www.nickiswift.com › 388729 › the-crazy-real-lifeThe Crazy Real-Life Story Of Woody Harrelson's Dad

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   Oct 19, 2023 · During his run on Cheers, most people didn't know that Woody Harrelson's dad was a convicted contract killer. This is Charles Harrelson's crazy real-life story.

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   In September 1982, contract killer Charles Harrelson, while wanted for the murder of federal judge John H. Wood Jr., "confessed" to killing Wood and President Kennedy, during a six-hour standoff with police in which he was reportedly high on cocaine.

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   Did Charles Harrelson kill a federal judge?

   • Charles Harrelson would probably just be a true crime footnote if he hadn't killed a federal judge, but Harrelson made U.S. history in 1979 when he gunned down John H. Wood Jr. outside his San Antonio home. The story all started when an El Paso drug dealer named Jamiel "Jimmy" Chagra was tossed into the clink.

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   What happened to Charles Harrelson?

   • The drug lord hired Charles Harrelson for the impressive sum of $250,000, and the hit went down in May 1979. Wood was getting ready to leave for work, when Harrelson shot him in the back with a rifle. The judge died on the way to the hospital, and the killing absolutely shook the nation.

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   Who is Charles Harrelson?

   • When Woody Harrelson was around 11 or 12 years old, he was just sitting in a car, minding his own business and listening to the radio. That's when a news report started talking about one "Charles Harrelson," a hitman on trial for the murder of Sam Degelia.

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   Did Charles Harrelson kill JFK?

   • Even though Charles Harrelson confessed to killing Judge Wood in his stand-off with police, the man had been under the influence of coke. Plus, he'd also said that he'd killed JFK. In other words, prosecutors would need more evidence to bring him down, so they were only too happy when Johnny Ray Spinelli offered to lend a helping hand.

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9. www.upi.com › Archives › 1982/04/16Charles Harrelson: accused contract killer - UPI

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   Apr 16, 1982 · Charles Harrelson: accused contract killer. The indictment of Charles Voyde Harrelson of Dallas in the 1979 slaying of a federal judge at San Antonio, Texas, is the third contract killing...