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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated January 28, 1962 partially reads, "A 31-year-old county flood control district worker from Sunland was being held on suspicion of murder today after he told officers he accidentally killed his 18-year-old wife with a rifle he had checked and found unloaded. Officers said Enrique Flores Acosta, 10842 1/2 McVine St., told them he and his wife of three months, Herlina Acosta, were playing a 'cops and robbers' game in the Pacoima home of his mother, Guadalupe Acosta, 13863 Desmond St., when the incident occurred." The suspect, Enrique Acosta hides his head. Says wife's killing was accidental.
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Murder--Investigation--California--San Fernando Valley Murderers--California--San Fernando Valley Criminals--California--San Fernando Valley Murder--California--San Fernando Valley Jails--California--San Fernando Valley Arrest--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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