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This home has since been demolished. Photograph shows the dwelling where Mrs. Barbara Jean Jepsen, an 18-year-old bride of six months, was found murdered. Jepsen's husband found her nude body, with a 10-inch butcher knife protruding from it, when he returned home from work. The home is located at 15050 Victory Blvd. in Van Nuys. The suspect in the case was identified as Edward S. Wein, a 32-year-old painting contractor.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles Sex crimes--California--Los Angeles Murder--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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