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A 12-year-saga ends with killer’s plea

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Augusta County deputies escort Kenneth W. Baker from Augusta County Circuit Court on Thursday in Staunton.

A 12-year-saga ends with killer’s plea

Kenneth Baker, 43, of Churchville, pleaded guilty Thursday to the killing of Ruth Naomi Mays’ in 1998.

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