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
2 images. Nude woman murdered (Long Beach), 13 January 1958. Charles Franklin Fontaine - 51 yrs (with whom slain woman was living) Officer Earl Dykstra Marie Gusswein, murdered woman Location of murder scene Body being removed. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Chernus. Date: 1958-01-13. Reporter: Phister. Assignment: Nude woman murder, Long Beach. 1 neg shows L-R: Franklin Fontaine, 51, with whom slain woman was living, talks to police officer Earl Dykstra. 2 negs show copy of slain woman, she is Marie Gusswein. 1 neg shows her body being removed, some other her clothing is on top of ventilation pole. 1 neg shows location of scene."
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : negatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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