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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 17, 1960 reads, "Mrs. Bette Simpkins chats with her attorney, Samuel S. Brody, prior to preliminary hearing in Van Nuys court on charges of murdering her husband, Euri Dale Simpkins, 38, at their Tujunga home May 8."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.) Attorney and client--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Female offenders--California--Los Angeles Arraignment--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Courthouses--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Murder--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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