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- ↑ "United States v. Thomas - AltLaw". www.altlaw.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.
- ↑ 4 drug dealers sentenced to life; Barnes helped in the prosecution The New York Times (January 13, 1984)
- 1 2 "Telling Tales;Mad, mad Leroy Barnes," Time, January 30, 1984, p.16
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