When asked about his origin story, John Damon always told his family he was an orphan from Chicago. Which was true, in a way.
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Check out a timeline of Leslie Arnold's life.
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Photos of Leslie Arnold from 1959, circa 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2007.
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Leslie Arnold points to where his parents' bodies were buried in their backyard on Oct. 11, 1958. He is handcuffed to detectives Glenn Gates, left, and Earl White Jr.
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Leslie Arnold retained his talent for the saxophone in prison. Here he plays in a Christmas concert with an inmate band in the late 1960s.
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Photos of Leslie Arnold from 1959, circa 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2007.
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Arnold's marriage to Bouvia in 1967 thrust him into the role of father to four stepdaughters, from left to right, Deb, Kelly, Shawn and Dawn. The girls later offered mixed reviews of his performance as dad.
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This 1976 photo may be the last of Arnold and all his stepdaughters together, as by the next year he had moved to California and filed for divorce. On left are Dawn, front, and Shawn. On right are Kelly, front, and Deb.
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Photos of Leslie Arnold from 1959, circa 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2007.
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Under his John Damon alias, Leslie Arnold holds his saxophone in this family picture from the early 1970s. But late in life, he chose to hide his musical talents, not touching his own son's instrument.
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Photos of Leslie Arnold from 1959, circa 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2007.
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U.S. Marshals badge and Arnold wanted poster next to memorial grave marker of John Damon in Australia. After the visit down under in March, the marshals closed the Arnold case last week.
DEPUTY MARSHAL MATT WESTOVER
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Listen to part one of our podcast as Omaha.com 's Henry Cordes describes the events leading up William Leslie Arnold murdering his parents in 1958.
Listen to part two of our podcast as Omaha.com 's Henry Cordes discusses William Leslie Arnold's escape from prison.
Listen to part three of our podcast as Omaha.com 's Henry Cordes discusses where William Leslie Arnold might be today.
Photos: Leslie Arnold's crime
Leslie Arnold shows police the location of his parents' bodies on Oct 11, 1958.
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Leslie Arnold points to where his parents' bodies were buried in their backyard on Oct. 11, 1958. He is handcuffed to detectives Glenn Gates, left, and Earl White Jr.
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Bullet holes are seen in the Arnolds' dining room on Oct. 11, 1958.
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The front page of The World-Herald on Oct. 12, 1958.
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The Arnolds with their son Jimmy.
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Police watch over the Arnold residence on Oct 12, 1958.
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Leslie Arnold is escorted by Detective Thomas Curran on Oct. 11, 1958.
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Booking shot of Leslie Arnold on Oct. 11, 1958.
(NOTE: this could be used in the picture array out front or with the page two crime and prison pictures. )
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