Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Original print is of inferior quality. Robert L. Nider, 36, ex-paratrooper, shot and killed himself in his automobile as sheriff's deputies sought him for the mysterious strangulation murder of his pretty sweetheart, Mrs. Celia S. Zdon, 29, allegedly a result from a furious lover's quarrel. Photograph caption dated November 12, 1947 reads, "Robert L. Nider - Strangled Woman's Boyfriend Found Shot to Death."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 19 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Suicide victims--California--Downey Murderers--California--East Los Angeles Suicide--California--Downey Murder--California--East Los Angeles Murder--Investigation--California--East Los Angeles Assault and battery--California--East Los Angeles East Los Angeles (Calif.) Downey (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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