Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex Ritter stood on the Ryman Auditorium stage and brought David "Stringbean" Akeman to the "Grand Ole Opry." ...

The man who murdered Grand Ole Opry star David 'Stringbean' Akeman and his wife in 1973 spent Wednesday morning explaining how he's changed after 40 years in prison. John A. Brown now wants to be ...

NASHVILLE — John Brown, one of the two men convicted in the murders of Grand Ole Opry and “Hee Haw” star David “Stringbean” Akeman and his wife, will be released from prison after serving 41 years, ...

The man who killed Opry star and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife in 1973 has been granted parole and will be released from prison. Convicted killer John A. Brown, 63, appeared ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison after ...

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MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus, David “Stringbean” Akeman and four other artists are being inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Hall will ...

Editor's note: Peter Cooper's reporting on the 1973 killing of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being republished on the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths. On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of Grand Ole Opry and “Hee Haw” comic David “Stringbean” Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of country comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, has been granted parole after 40 years in prison.