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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.
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- Charles Voyde Harrelson, July 23, 1938, Lovelady, Texas, U.S.
May 22, 2021 · Wikimedia Commons Actor Woody Harrelson attempted to get his father a new trial after Jimmy Chagra recanted his statement that Charles Harrelson was guilty of Judge John H. Wood Jr.’s murder. Charles Harrelson died of a heart attack in prison in 2007.
- William Delong
Jul 31, 2019 · Charles Harrelson was a notorious contract killer who murdered at least 20 people, including Alan Berg, a carpet salesman. He was defended by Percy Foreman, a famous lawyer who helped him avoid the death penalty.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Charles Harrelson was a convicted hitman who allegedly killed at least 20 people, including a carpet salesman and a judge. He also cheated at poker, snitched to avoid jail, and abandoned his family, including his famous son Woody Harrelson.
Fearing a harsh punishment, drug tycoon Jamiel Chagra, who was about to go to trial in Wood's court, commissioned the judge's killing. The cost? $250,000. The killer? Charles V. Harrelson.
Jun 5, 2021 · Charles Harrelson was a hit man who shot and killed U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. in 1979 on behalf of drug dealer Jimmy Chagra. He was Woody Harrelson's father, but the actor said he felt he was not much of a father.
Mar 21, 2007 · Charles Harrelson, who was serving two life sentences for the murder of a federal judge, died of a heart attack in 2007. He was the father of actor Woody Harrelson, who got his start on "Cheers" and starred in many films.
