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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated February 10, 1964 partially reads, "Tragedies involving the deaths of five young people in the Valley were reported by authorities over the weekend. A 5-year-old Sun Valley girl died Sunday as the result of what police said was a beating. An 11-year-old boy chasing his dog fell to his death Sunday off a cliff in May Canyon, near Olive View Sanitarium in Sylmar. And the bodies of three teen-agers, apparently victims of asphyxiation, were found Saturday in a Sylmar motel." Photograph caption reads, "Checking details - Officer Bill Sawyer, with note pad, takes the report on the death of 11-year-old Randall Keith from Kenneth Reynolds, 16, left, a friend of the dead boy, and Robert, 12, center, and Richard, 16, right, Randall's brothers. Randall was chasing the dog, center, when he fell to his death."
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Accident investigation--California--Los Angeles Accident victims--California--Los Angeles Quakers--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Death--Causes Death Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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