Last May, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer fired the majority of her clemency board. Most observers agreed that Brewer’s decision had everything to do with the Macumber case.
The 1962 murder of a young couple in the desert north of Scottsdale, Ariz., remained unsolved until 1974, when Bill Macumber’s ex-wife, Carol, a sheriff’s department employee going through an ugly divorce from Macumber, claimed that Macumber had confessed to the killings. Corroborating evidence was found in a sheriff’s evidence locker to which Carol had access.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
