The Death Wish - True Story Of A 1936 Ford - Double Murder In St. Louis, Missouri

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Art Abuchon was well known in
the St. Louis, Missouri area
in the 1950’s as one of
the top dirt track racers …

Art built this 1936 Ford
and drove it around town
when he was not racing
it during that time …

Art was known to
have a temper …

Motivated by the scorn of
a woman who was in the
process of divorcing that
he had taken up with …

Art committed a double murder
and was sent to prison
for 75 years …

Art appealed his
double murder convictions
while in prison and was denied
a new trial or a reduced sentence

The appeal transcript is available
online and reading it I was
enlightened as to how brutal
the murders actually were …

I was hired to transport this car
not knowing what the history was

Meet “ The Death Wish “






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