The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 1997          TAG: 9702190371
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A2   EDITION: FINAL 
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CORRECTIONS

ILLUSTRATION: GRAPHIC

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.


by CNB