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Melvin Rhea 1924 - 1975

Melvin Rhea of Ledbetter, Livingston County, KY was born on August 9, 1924, and died at age 51 years old in December 1975.
Melvin Rhea
Ledbetter, Livingston County, KY 42058
August 9, 1924
December 1975
Male
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Melvin Rhea's History: 1924 - 1975

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  • 08/9
    1924

    Birthday

    August 9, 1924
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  • 12/dd
    1975

    Death

    December 1975
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melvin Rhea lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 51.
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In 1924, in the year that Melvin Rhea was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1943, at the age of 19 years old, Melvin was alive when on September 3rd, the Armistice of Cassibile was signed in Sicily. Under the terms of the Armistice, Italy surrendered to the Allied Powers. After the Armistice was made public on September 8th, Germany attacked and occupied Italy. It took 20 months of fighting for the Allies to reach the northern borders of Italy.
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