Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Robert L. Nider, 36, ex-paratrooper, shot and killed himself in his automobile as sheriff's deputies sought him for the mysterious strangulation murder of his pretty sweetheart, Mrs. Celia S. Zdon, 29, allegedly a result from a furious lover's quarrel. Richard Zdon, the victim's 12-year-old son along with a friend, found her body when they returned home from a Boy Scout meeting. Photograph caption dated November 12, 1947 reads, "Richard Zdon - Finds Mother's Body Lying Slumped On Sofa."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;18 x 12 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Children of murder victims--California--East Los Angeles Murder--California--East Los Angeles Murder--Investigation--California--East Los Angeles Assault and battery--California--East Los Angeles East Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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