Convicted killer found dead
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Media General News Service
Published: July 1, 2008
ORANGE — The man twice convicted of the 2005 murders of Locust Grove residents William Browning and Vicki Truax died early Sunday morning at Central Virginia Regional Jail.
According to sources at CVRJ, jail staff found James Henry Long Jr. unresponsive in his cell shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. They immediately began CPR and rescue squad personnel continued unsuccessful attempts at resuscitation.
The CVRJ sources do not suspect foul play. But as is customary in such cases, the Virginia State Police is conducting an investigation.
Long was convicted for the second time in February after Orange County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Bouton overturned a 2006 guilty verdict. He ruled that the commonwealth had withheld evidence of a plea agreement.
After the second trial, Bouton sentenced Long on May 2 to two consecutive life sentences for the murders and eight years for use of a firearm.
Long’s funeral service will be held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Johnson Funeral Home in Locust Grove.
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