Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Photo may be attributed to Mac. An "eternal triangle" that ended in murder featured wealthy businessman Frank D. Patty, his beautiful blonde wife Virginia Patty, and William Tallman, who is alleged to have engaged in a love affair with Mrs. Patty. Tallman would become the main suspect and face scrutiny and investigation in Mrs. Patty's death; she was killed with a brick inside an apartment allegedly rented by Tallman. Photograph caption dated June 6, 1929 reads, "The dress worn by Mrs. Patty when she was murdered and tied in a closet also was many-hued, bizarre and lustrous, greatly resembling that in the previous picture. Police Chemist Rex Welsh examines the bright garment of death."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 19 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Women's clothing--California--Los Angeles Forensic scientists--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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