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 ...

The circumstances surrounding the murders of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife changed Nashville and country music forever. The singer, banjo player and homespun humorist was born in 1914. He ...

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." ...

On Monday, under a clear blue sky, John A. Brown took his first steps as a free man in more than 40 years. The convicted double murderer climbed into a white van just before 9 a.m. and rode away from ...

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 ...

Akeman was born in Jackson County, Ky., in 1915, and he grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry, the Nashville radio program that featured country musicians like Uncle Dave Macon, who would become ...

I have been caught up in the emotional storm of opposing John Brown's parole in the 1973 murder of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle. His parole hearing was this week. Brown was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife Estelle was granted parole Wednesday after 40 years in prison. John A. Brown, 64, was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of Grand Ole Opry and “Hee Haw” comic David “Stringbean” Akeman and his wife Estelle was granted parole Wednesday after 40 years in prison. John A. Brown, 64, was ...

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 ...

On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex Ritter stood on the Ryman Auditorium stage and brought David "Stringbean" Akeman to the "Grand Ole Opry." "Stringbean, like Grandpa Jones, since the 'Hee Haw' shows is playing a ...