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James Rudolph Snyder was born in Camden, New Jersey, on January 2, 1932, to Rex W. Snyder and Anna Jackson. He was the sixth of at least seven children, following Clarence F., Woodley R. , Julius, Margaret, and Leroy Snyder .
A 38-year-old Camden junkyard worker, Leroy Snyder, was arrested and charged in the rape and slaying of Mrs. Gertrude Friedman, 58, operator of a linoleum store at 330 Kaighns Avenue.
Leroy Snyder, 28, was held for the grand jury after a police chase near Armor Park, where Charles Kelly and Esther Edmonds of 463 Carteret Street reported mugging attempts.
Camden Courier-Post, December 16, 1949: an 18-year-old South Camden youth is questioned in the garrote slaying of churchworker Richard H. Thompson after his arrest for attempting to strangle a 16-year-old girl.