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Guilty Verdict in Trial of Alleged ‘Madam’

Date: 10/6/1965

Citation:

"Guilty Verdict in Trial of Alleged 'Madam'," Peoria Journal Star, Oct. 6, 1965.


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  • 1. Sophisticated Lady

    • Ann Pryor and Friend

      Ann Pryor and Friend
      –1950s–

      Ann Pryor and a friend in 1950s Peoria

    • Ann and Buck Drinking With Friends

      Ann and Buck Drinking With Friends
      –1950s–

      Richard's father and stepmother, on the town with some sharp-dressed friends

    • Ann Stepping Out On the Town

      Ann Stepping Out On the Town
      –1950s–

      Richard's stepmother Ann, in a happy time and a sophisticated place

    • Buck and Ann Pryor in Aiken Alley

      Buck and Ann Pryor in Aiken Alley
      –4/3/1951–

      Richard's father and stepmother relaxing on Aiken Alley

    • R. Pryor Launched in Movies

      R. Pryor Launched in Movies
      –9/9/1967–

      On the occasion of Richard's first film role, the Peoria Journal Star joined a conversation with his father

    • Obituary: Mrs. Viola Pryor

      Obituary: Mrs. Viola Pryor
      –1/3/1968–

      Ann Pryor died of cancer on December 31, 1967


  • 2. In the Shadow of the Law

    • Prostitution Counts Name 5 Defendants

      Prostitution Counts Name 5 Defendants
      –9/10/1965–

      When police raided the brothel of Richard's father and stepmother, Buck ran and Ann stayed

    • Guilty Verdict in Trial of Alleged ‘Madam’

      Guilty Verdict in Trial of Alleged ‘Madam’
      –10/6/1965–

      Ann, already sick with cancer, was sentenced to jail time for running a brothel

    • Convicted Madam Out as Student

      Convicted Madam Out as Student
      –10/8/1965–

      Richard's stepmother Ann, accused in court of being a "madam," was kicked out of a local vocational school

    • 5 of 10 Vice Raid Counts Dismissed

      5 of 10 Vice Raid Counts Dismissed
      –11/10/1965–

      Buck avoided jail time by evading police during a raid

    • Appelate Court Upholds Vice Count Conviction

      Appelate Court Upholds Vice Count Conviction
      –9/24/1966–

      A year after her arrest, Ann's conviction was upheld by 2-1 vote in appeals court

    • Upholds Ruling In Vice Case

      Upholds Ruling In Vice Case
      –10/3/1967–

      Ann was ultimately sentenced to a year for prostitution, but did not live to serve the term





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