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 ...

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 ...

One of the men convicted for the 1973 murder of Grand Ole Opry star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife has been granted parole. Sixty-four-year-old John A. Brown appeared before the Tennessee ...

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 man who murdered Opry star David “Stringbean” Akeman and his wife, Estelle, in 1973 will have to wait until October to learn whether the state parole board will release him from prison. The ...

The man convicted of killing country music star David "Stringbean" Akeman and Estelle Akeman was released from prison Monday morning. John Brown was released from Lois DeBerry Special Needs Facility.

The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison after spending 40 years behind bars. WTVF-TV reports 64-year-old John A.

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 ...

The man who killed Opry legend and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife in 1973 will ask the state for his freedom Wednesday. Convicted killer John A. Brown, 63, will appear before a ...

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 ...

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 ...