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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated October 22, 1957 reads, "Confesses he's phantom prowler - Gerald Lee Matthews, 28, left, of Sun Valley identifies guns he said he used to threaten Valley women before criminally attacking them. Holding guns is Burbank Det. Lt. E. J. Vandergrift. Police are questioning Matthews about 40 criminal attacks on North Hollywood and Burbank women in the last year and a half."
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.).--Police Department Burglary investigation Burglars Burglary Suspicion Criminal investigation Criminals Detectives Police Arrest Men Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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