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Title
Police believe Door knew his murderer
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1963
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph article dated November 20, 1963 partially reads, "Detectives investigating the double slaying of a convicted dealer in pornography and his brunet girl friend in Hollywood said today the killer probably was known to the victim. The bodies of William H. Door, 47, owner of a record company, and Ernestine Ellen Criss, 29, were found Tuesday in the home at 7671 Fountain Ave., Hollywood." Pictured is Gertrude Blade, the maid who discovered the bodies at 7671 Fountain Avenue in what is now West Hollywood.; See images #00116838 through #00116840 for all photos in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00116840
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d018_f38_i5
CARL0005337459
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/50416
Subject
Women household employees--California--West Hollywood
Women--California--West Hollywood
Men--California--West Hollywood
Murder--Investigation--California--West Hollywood
Murder victims--California--West Hollywood
Murder--California--West Hollywood
Detectives--California--West Hollywood
Microphones
West Hollywood (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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