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September 1986 Ryan Murder Charges AliveFrom the San Jose Mercury News June 10, 1986 San Francisco U.S. District Judge Ro bert F. Peckham refused to dismiss murder conspiracy charges against former Peoples Temple member Larry Layton for his part in the 1978 killing of California congressman Leo J. Ryan. The judge rejected yesterday a defense argument that Layton’s right to speedy trial had been violated. |