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Volume 77, No. 50 .. University of South Carolina December 5, 1984
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By Betsy Huggins and Marisa Porto
Three men charged with the murder, rape
and kidnapping of USC nursing student Barbara
Lynn "Bobbi" Rossi were found guilty
by a Richland County Jury last night.
Willie Earl Nesmith, 26, Marcellus Pierce,
36, and Benjamin Anthony Joyner, 24, were
found guilty of all five counts against them
? criminal sexual assault in the first degree,
larceny, kidnapping, murder and conspiracy.
Sentencing for the three men is scheduled
to begin in a separate trial at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The state will introduce evidence for the
death sentence on that day.
UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA law in
death penalty cases, a 24-hour recess is reCouncil
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By Ann Farmer
USC's proposed Tine arts center received a
boost yesterday when Richland County Council
approval to allocating $8 million toward th
effort.
Spectators applauded as the bond issue ban
readint! with a narrow 6 in favor. 5 opposed n
The proposal failed to pass first reading twc
the same margin and was reintroduced at the rc
cil members Jimmy Bales, Candy Waites, W.R
Elliott and Council Chairman Jim Leventis.
THE ISSUE, which would mean a tax increa;
County residents, must pass two more reading
But since then, Councilman A.T. Butler, wh<
the proposal two weeks ago, met with universii
swayed the vote in favor.
"When intelligent people differ, it's becau?
understanding." Butler said, adding he had b<
ihe issue because of many questions that
answered.
But, "most of my questions were answer
Saturday," by USC President James Holder
USC officials, Butler told the council and spec
eluded USC Provost Frank Borkowski, Execu
dent Chris Vlahoplus, Coliseum director John
Activities director Jerry Brewer and Vice
Facilities Planning David Rinker.
BORKOWSKI SAID he was "pleased with
action from Council," and said the universit
answer other council members' questions. "V
we can address those concerns," he said.
Unanswered questions and the cost we
arguments of the issue's opponents, includin
Thomas Boney, Lillie Herndon, James Barb
Vice Chairman Leone Castles.
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Arts center rival. The Township Auditorii
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trial, which will determine whether the
defendents will receive life in prison or death
in the electric chair.
The jury, made up of six men, six women
? two black and 10 white ? deliberated for
five hours before returning their verdict.
The jury returned to the courtroom twice
to receive an explanation from presiding
Judge Anthony Harris about the conspiracy
and murder charges.
Earlier in the day, prosecutor Steve Brown
compared the three men to a pack of dogs
who "enjoyed the kill together" and "turned
on each other like wild dogs."
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allocated by a computer lotter;
than by the "first come, first
system originally planned
distribution, Student Governr
20 nounced yesterday.
2 Students who wish to buy oi
18 $20 tickets will have to subr
17 Social Security numbers on <
19 type computer forms, said Rol
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urn's director The forms will he availabl
;he Township's Russell House lobby Thurs<
3 Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m
Saturday from 8:30 a.m. unt
try," starring Chiles said.
current rural
IK STUDENTS WILL have
their validated student ident
two teams in cards before they will be all
le Associated submit the completed form,
19 added. No forms will be accep
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sniffed at her body the three days it was in
the woods that's as mean and as rotten and
as vicious as these three men," Brown said.
They had to kill Rossi because they had
not covered their faces, and they used their
real names in front of her, he added.
Pierce, from Gadsden, was blamed for the
crime by attorneys of both Joyner and
Nesmith.
Joyner and Nesmith told similar versions
during testimony of what happened the day
Rossi disappeared from Woodhill Mall.
JOYNER SAID yesterday all three men
raped the woman, but he said Pierce shot
Rossi after taking her behind a deserted barn
on Old Bluff Road.
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The computer will arrange the Soc
, will be Security numbers in numerical ord<
y, rather and will then perform a random sel<
served" tion of 2000 numbers if more th
for the 2000 students submit forms. If li
nent an- than 2000 request a ticket, all of th<
will be eligible to buy a ticket, Chi
ne of the said.
nit their By 3 p.m. Monday the computer v
DSC'AR- have generated the list of th<
b Chiles, students eligible to buy tickets. A
of those students whose numbers w
le in the not selected will also be printed, Ch
[lay and said.
i. and on Copies of both lists will be postec
il noon, front of the SG office and in so
residence halls.
to show STUDENTS WHO are selected <
ification go to the Elephant Room in the c
owed to iseum on Wednesday Dec. 12 betwi
Chilers 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to buy their tick
ited after Chiles said.
Students will have to show their
;si case
He also said he and Nesmith intended to
steal Rossi's car when they approached her in
the mall's parking lot. They wanted the car
so they could return to North Carolina.
Nesmith pulled a pistol, Joyner testified,
when Rossi screamed. He said he and
Nesmith followed Pierce and Rossi to the
barn after they did not immediately return.
iim AnH#?rc caiH upQtprrtav in his
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final argument, "It doesn't matter who pulled
the trigger." Under South Carolina law,
he said, "the hand of one is the hand of all."
DEN N IS BOLT, the attorney for
Nesmith, said his client was mentally retarded,
alcoholic and illiterate, and Pierce took
See "Verdict," page 4
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ions are turned on. Gov. Dick Riley lit the tree Nov.
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r Bowl tickets
ial cards and only cash will be accepted,
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;c_ Chiles said a system is being worked
an out for students who wish to purchase
eSS seating together, but both will have to
-m have been selected in the lottery. "One
les social security number, one ticket,"
Chiles said.
vi11 "At no time are you advantaged by
beine first in line." Chiles said, h
list makes no difference when a student
ere submits his computer form, or when
iles he picks up his ticket, he said.
i in almj. It" a student submits more
me than one computer form, his social
security number will be removed from
the list before the selection is made,
:an Chiles said.
;ol- Chiles said the new system is an ateen
tempt to move away from the usual
^et, methods which lead to campouts.
ID See "Gator," page 4
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