Police: Stolen Hat Leads To Homicide
POSTED: Monday, July 26, 2004
UPDATED: 12:27 pm EDT July 26,
2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Fort Lauderdale police officers arrested a homeless man today who is accused of killing another homeless man over a hat.
Detectives say Gary Fields, 46, killed the unidentified man because he allegedly stole his hat.
Officers found the man's body behind a trash bin at 1115 S. Federal Highway near a Blockbuster Video. A 911 call from an unidentified man led police to the body.
Police officials said investigators found signs blunt trauma on the dead man's head.
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