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Photograph caption dated February 15, 1963 reads, "Jailed in woman's death." Lucio C. Acevedo is being held on suspicion of murder at the Los Angeles West Valley jail located in Reseda after leading police officers to the battered and sexually abused body of Mrs. Felicitas Garcia in Canoga Park, California. He works as a maintenance man and gardener for the victim's husband in Woodland Hills.; See images #00122651 through #00122652 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Men--California--Los Angeles Hispanic American men--California--Los Angeles Gardeners--California--Los Angeles Murderers--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Rapists--California--Los Angeles Police stations--California--Reseda (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Reseda (Los Angeles) Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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