I receive some misleading information, years ago, about Harold (Harry) Pearl,the older brother, with what I'm reading about him on GB. Glad MB cleared it up. Glad what I heard many years ago may be BS.
Heard this story about Harry, for a older man who was a guest of the California prison system, at the same time as Harry (same cell block), in San Quentin. Harry was a CHP officer and was involved in manslaughter of his than wife, or her boyfriend in norther Cal.. Can't recall which. This was the period that Cal had weight training equipment. Harry was much bigger, stronger and meaner than Bill, it's been told. And use to bully and beat Bill quite often, in Oregon when they were boys growing up. Some America Indian's are naturally big and powerful.
Sounds like Harry had gotten his life back together, as MB suggested. Or if that story was true at all about the manslaughter charge. Once you agree to the terms of parole and have a good family member sponsor, you can pretty much start over again. This gentleman, who said he knew Harry Pearl quite well, was saying that his bench went up very fast with help from Harry.
Can't vouch for any off this, just repeating another prison yarn, from a gentleman, who the last I heard was back doing joint time.