- Lita McClinton
Lita McClinton (died
January 16 ,1987 ), was the daughter of Emory McClinton, a former U. S. Department of Transportation official and his wife,JoAnn McClinton , a Georgia state representative, was murdered onJanuary 16 ,1987 , just prior to her divorce trial. In 1997, Phillip Anthony Harwood was identified as the hit man and indicated that he had committed the murder on behest of James Sullivan, the former husband of Lita McClinton. Sullivan escaped arrest by fleeing abroad. On July 2, 2002, he was arrested inThailand , and in 2004, he was extradited to Atlanta, Georgia (USA). In March 2006, Sullivan was convicted ofcapital murder for arranging the 1987 shooting of his wife.Book
Marion Collins. The Palm Beach Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) (Mass Market Paperback) ISBN 0-312-99086-3
External links
* [http://www.courttv.com/trials/sullivan/index.html The complete murder case file from Court TV]
* [http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2521/AfricanAmerican_Socialite_murdered Entry in African American Registry]
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