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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) 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.

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

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   May 22, 2021 · Published May 22, 2021. Updated March 13, 2024. When Woody Harrelson was a kid, his father was just a normal dad. But by the time Woody was an adult, Charles Harrelson was a twice-incarcerated hitman. Houston Police Department Charles Harrelson, Woody Harrelson’s father, in a mugshot from 1960.

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

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   Jul 31, 2019 · 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.

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

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   Woody Harrelson wasn’t the first to be dazzled by Charles Harrelson’s seamless line. Charlie was without question a charmer—handsome, self-confident, and surprisingly polished, though he had ...

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5. www.msn.com › en-us › newsInside the Wild True Story of Woody Harrelson’s Hitman Dad

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   Convicted hitman Charles Harrelson, prime suspect in the 1979 assassination of U.S. District Judge John Wood Bettmann/Getty Images © Provided by The Messenger. Charles was implicated when FBI...

6. www.snopes.com › fact-check › woody-harrelsonsDid Woody Harrelson's Father Kill a Texas Judge in 1979?

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   Jun 5, 2021 · The report described Charles as “a card gambling felon and accused hit man with ties to organized crime, [who] was the father of actor Woody Harrelson and met Jimmy Chagra in Vegas in 1979...

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   Was Charles Harrelson a father?

   • The actor once said he didn’t feel Charles Harrelson “was much of a father.” Actor Woody Harrelson’s father, Charles Harrelson, was convicted of murder in the May 1979 killing of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.

   Did Woody Harrelson's Father Kill a Texas Judge in 1979?

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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.

   The Truth About Woody Harrelson's Hitman Father - Grunge

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   Who is Woody Harrelson's hitman father?

   • From assassinations to supermax prison, here's the untold truth of Woody Harrelson's hitman father. Born in 1938, Charles Harrelson was a man who couldn't stop moving. He grew up in Texas and joined the navy, and after getting his fill of the deep blue sea he made his way to Los Angeles where he started selling encyclopedias.

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   What happened to Charles Harrelson?

   • It was the first time in U.S. history that a sitting federal judge had been assassinated. An intense manhunt ensued, and the FBI finally caught Charles Harrelson and arrested him in September 1980 for murder after a six-hour standoff during which Harrelson was high on cocaine and made increasingly erratic threats before surrendering.

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8. www.expressnews.com › news › local'Crime of the Century': Anniversary of Judge Wood murder nears

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   May 23, 2022 · Hitman Charles Harrelson, estranged father of actor Woody Harrelson, is later convicted of the murder. FILE PHOTO. It’s been nearly 43 years since a shadowy figure carried out what some...