Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
4 images. Suicide attempt and murder, 6 February 1958. Stanley Mordes (crashed car head on into another killing Richard Butts and injuring himself in suicide attempt) Mary Ann Kachilski (girlfriend at hospital) Doctor Richard Dworsky Nurse Patricia Balmforth. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Monteverde. Date: 1958-02-06. Reporter: Hertel. Assignment: Lynwood car death. Mary Ann Kachilski, girlfriend of Stanley Joseph Mordes, shown at Greyhound bus depot". Other caption slip reads: "Photographer: Ringquist. Date: 1958-02-06. Reporter: Thackrey. Assignment: Mad driver. 19/20: Stanley Joe Mordes, in prison ward at general hospital. 11/12/25: His girlfriend, Mary Ann Kachilski, at Lynwood police station". Another caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1958-02-06. Reporter: Coart. Assignment: Murder by auto. 11: Dr. Richard Dworsky attends Stanley Mordes, 26, at General Hospital prison ward. 5: Nurse Patricia Balmforth attends Stanley Mordes at Gen. Hosp. 1/2: Both sides of note left by murder suspect Stanley Mordes".
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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