Memorial Service Held for Murdered Tecumseh Couple

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SHAWNEE, Oklahoma – A memorial service began at 11:00 a.m. in Shawnee for the Tecumseh couple allegedly murdered by inmates who escaped from an Arizona prison.

The bodies of Gary and Linda Haas, both 61, were found last month in their burned out trailer in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. 

Relatives said the couple took a camping trip every year to Colorado.  Prosecutors believe escaped inmates John McCluskey and Tracy Province – along with their accomplice Casslyn Welch – targeted the couple for their camping trailer.

The first funeral service for the couple will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church in Shawnee.

Another service will be held in Southwest City, Missouri, on Saturday, Sept. 4.  The couple will also be buried in Southwest City.

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