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The Old Hotel in Othello, where Deodies Curry shot 17-year-old Earl Tucker in 1974.

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Separating fact from fiction: A look at The Old Hotel Art Gallery murder
August 9, 2019 12:15 a.m.

Separating fact from fiction: A look at The Old Hotel Art Gallery murder

OTHELLO — Each town has its stories. Some are true; some are not. There are events that happened, but the truth is shrouded in a thick layer of mystery. Did it really happen? Did it happen the way the stories claim? In these cases, the truth is lost to time, taken to the grave of those who were there.