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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

John A. Brown, 64, was originally sentenced to 198 years, and the board has denied several previous parole requests. His latest request came in April. Brown told the board then that he was truly sorry ...

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 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. — The man who killed Grand Ole Opry star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife in 1973 has been granted parole and will be released from prison. John A. Brown, 63, appeared before ...

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 ...

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 ...