James “Jimmy” Hughes pleaded not guilty to the 1981 murders of three people, including a former leader of the Cabazon
Band of Mission Indians of California.
Hughes, 52, was a security guard for the tribe. Fred Alvarez, 32, was vice chairman at the time and suspected Hughes and others of cheating the tribe out of money.
Authorities say John Philip Nichols, a financial adviser for the tribe, hired Hughes to kill Alvarez and two of Alvarez's friends. Their bodies were found at a home in Rancho Mirage on July 1, 1981.
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