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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated February 20, 1957 reads, "Kidnap suspect dodges lens - John Charles Munro, 50, shields face from cameramen as he is led to jail by Det. Sgt. Al Ortiz at Valley division police headquarters where he was booked on suspicion of kidnaping for allegedly abducting two former business partners at gunpoint."
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