Word: sinkavitch
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Dates: during 1974-1974
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...stairs leading out of the cell block, Gorham encountered Deputy U.S. Marshal Joseph Sinkavitch. Shoving Gorham aside, Sinkavitch rushed back through the cell block's steel door and quickly shut it behind him, sealing in Wilkerson, Gorham, eight hostages and 15 other inmates, none of whom had taken part in the seizure. Among the hostages were four deputy marshals, a Justice Department auditor and his secretary, and two local attorneys (one of whom, John J. Hurley, had previously served as Wilkerson's lawyer). At first, the two convicts vowed that they would not release the hostages until they...
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