
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 6, 1995                   TAG: 9505080074
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: DIANE STRUZZI
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

WOUND CAUSED DEATH

Charlie Virgil Carter bled to death in his small Northwest Roanoke basement apartment, becoming the city's ninth homicide this year, according to police.

A neighbor said she last saw Carter outside his apartment at 605 Eighth Street about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. At about 6 p.m. Thursday, the body of the 68-year-old man was found in the living room of his apartment. There were no signs of forced entry into the residence.

Friday, an autopsy revealed that a small puncture wound in Carter's neck caused his death.

Carter had recently been released from prison, convicted of killing his girlfriend of nearly 19 years during a 1983 domestic dispute. He was given a 22-year sentence.

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