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slayer [Updated]  Gregory Powell’s crime, and its complex
aftermath, were chronicled a generation ago in Joseph Wambaugh’s
bestselling book “The Onion Field.”  Now, as the public’s
recollection of the incident begins to fade, the union that
represents nearly 10,000 Los Angeles police officers says it is
determined to remind people of the March 1963 kidnapping and
execution of LAPD Officer Ian Campbell.  Powell, who was
convicted of the crime along with an accomplice, is scheduled
for a parole hearing Jan. 27.          Weber said of Hettinger:
"The incident haunted him the rest of his life."  [Updated at
7:47 a.m.: A previous version of this post incorrectly
identified Gregory Powell as Gary Powell.]  -- Andrew Blankstein
For historical coverage of the "Onion Field" killing, see the
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