THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 1997 TAG: 9702190371 SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A2 EDITION: FINAL LENGTH: 15 lines
Earl Jacob Cross, accused in the Saturday murder of Beatrice L.
Jefferson in Portsmouth, turned himself in to police on Sunday and
is in jail. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that he was
missing. Police did not make information regarding Cross' status
available prior to the publication of the story.