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Utahn indicted in artifacts bust found dead


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Updated: 6/12/2009 9:19 pm | Published: 6/11/2009 9:19 pm
Native american artifacts (Wade Francom, ABC 4 News)
Native american artifacts (Wade Francom, ABC 4 News)
BLANDING, Ut (ABC 4 News) - A family spokesperson confirms James Redd, charged with stealing Indian artifacts, killed himself with carbon monoxide.

Redd left a note for his family Thursday morning saying he planned to go to a nearby pond.

When he didn't return his family called their LDS bishop who found Redd dead in his jeep.

James Redd, along with his wife Jeanne, was indicted his week on a felony charge of stealing Indian tribal property.

It's not the first time Redd is in trouble for damaging Indian burial sites.  In 2003, the couple agreed to pay $10,000 to resolve charges of desecrating a corpse after police say they saw the couple and some of their children digging at the site.

He is survived by his wife Jeanne and their four children.
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milliestoddard - 6/12/2009 12:13 PM
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Nobody ever knows the whole story. It is such a sad story. No one knows his thoughts or how he felt. My heart and prayers go out to his family.

Kodiak8881 - 6/12/2009 9:44 AM
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It is sad that someone think his only way out is to kill himself. It's sad for the people he left behind and sad for himself. Obviously, this guy was guilty of much more than just a few pots and he knew it. Now his wife will have to find a way to put her life back together - alone. Yes, she is also a thief and a criminal. She will be judged by the law, which is right, but it's sad that she will also face the pain of his death. Such a shame, and all for a little money by destroying someones burial site and taking their heritage away from them. How sad and how stupid can people be?
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