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Photograph caption dated February 15, 1963 reads, "Booked in Valley murder." Ritto P. Garcia, is being held on suspicion of murder at the Los Angeles West Valley jail located in Reseda after attempting to flee in his car after his friend Lucio C. Acevedo led police officers to him and the 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 Murder--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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