Judge sets third trial for man accused in 1980 slaying

By News in Brief
Published: September 8, 2008

A Hanover County judge has set the third trial in the case of a 6-year-old boy slain in 1980 in suburban Richmond.

Last week, the judge denied motions from attorneys representing John Bradley Crawford and set a Dec. 1 trial date.

Two previous trials for 47-year-old Crawford ended in deadlocked juries. He’s accused of abducting and killing Alexander Paul Glanz.

Glanz was last seen getting off a school bus near his home on Dec. 3, 1980. His body was found by hunters three days later in a wooded area. He was wearing only underwear, was bound at the wrists and ankles and had suffered numerous cuts and scrapes.

A medical examiner determined that he died from prolonged exposure.