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The address is 7671 Fountain Avenue in what is now West Hollywood; this structure has since been demolished. Photograph caption dated November 20, 1963 reads, "Scene of Hollywood double murder - Crowds surround the home on Fountain avenue where William H. Door Jr., and his brunet [sic] girl friend, Ernestine Ellen Criss, were found slain Tuesday. Highway patrolmen and police attempted to keep traffic moving as hundreds of curious flocked to the scene."; See images #00116838 through #00116840 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Murder--Investigation--California--West Hollywood Murder victims--California--West Hollywood Murder--California--West Hollywood Crowds--California--West Hollywood Police--California--West Hollywood Men--California--West Hollywood Women--California--West Hollywood Automobiles--California--West Hollywood Dwellings--California--West Hollywood Streets--California--West Hollywood Lost architecture--California--West Hollywood Fountain Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) West Hollywood (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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