Word: gravitt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most part, in fact, the hostages were well treated. In Atlanta four prison guards who complained of illness were set free. "They fed us so much I think I put on some weight," said former Hostage Bob Gravitt. "We were treated like gentlemen." As the tension mounted, however, there were signs that the inmates' fears and frustrations might turn against their captives. On Friday morning an Oakdale inmate viciously stabbed one hostage in the back of the neck. Fellow prisoners immediately delivered both the victim, who was listed in fair condition by the local hospital, and the assailant, a mentally...