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Title: Victim Jack Palmer
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: 1928
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
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Description: Leon (a.k.a. Jack) Palmer, a taxi driver from San Pedro, was found dead in the front seat of his car by F. P. Robinson in the hills above San Pedro. A bullet hole in the back of his head showed that he had been shot from behind. A $500 diamond ring, his wallet and watch were missing from his person when he was discovered. Police suspect that he was killed by rum-runners who sought revenge for his hijacking operations in the Northwest. Photo dated: September 1, 1928.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00068691
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 2198
CARL0000073008
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/24269
Subject: Palmer, Leon Henry
Murder victims--California--Los Angeles
Murder--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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