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Title supplied by cataloger. Wealthy Dr. Bernard Finch and his mistress, Carole Tregoff were on trial for the murder of Finch's wife, Barbara Finch. Initially Finch and Tregoff hired John Patrick Cody, an ex-convict, to do away with Finch's wife so that Dr. Finch could avoid the risk of loosing his fortune in a divorce with Barbara. Cody failed to complete the deal and disappeared with money in hand. Finch and Tregoff then took it upon themselves to do away with Barbara Finch. On July 18, 1959 in a struggle between Barbara and Bernard at Finch's home in West Covina, Barbara was shot and killed. Finch and Tregoff ended up facing three trials; the first two ended in mistrials and the third they were found guilty and received life sentences. Photograph caption dated December 10, 1959 reads, "Trail moved. Murder trial of Carole Tregoff and Dr. Bernard Finch, right, shown above with Atty. Rex Eagan, moved to larger courtroom today for final arguments on change of venue."
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Finch, Raymond Bernard Finch, Raymond Bernard--Trials, litigation, etc Tregoff, Carole Tregoff, Carole--Trials, litigation, etc Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles Murder--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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