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​THE DARK SIDE OF IOWA​



Gary Winnett
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Full Name:  Gary Allen Winnett
DOB:  April 9, 1964
Charge:  1st degree murder
County:  Boone
City:  Luther
Current Status:  North Central Correctional Facility
Partner in Crime:  LeRoy Basham
Date of Crime:  March 5, 1987
Tentative Discharge Date:  Life
Victim:  Brian Carithers

Two Perry men were charged with the slaying of Brian Carithers, whose body was found on March 5, 1987, in this trailer on the 13½-acre farm near Luther where he grew vegetables.  Brian, 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. 

​Gary Allen Winnett, 23, and LeRoy William Basham, 37, offered no resistance when they were arrested at their homes and charged with first-degree murder.  Both Gary and LeRoy were convicted of first-degree murder by a jury trial.
Source:  Des Moines Register


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