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Photograph caption dated November 21, 1956 reads "Joe H. Sediyo, 29, charged with murdering his wife, mother of three children, has been ordered to appear in Dept. 41 of the Superior Court Dec. 4 for arraignment. Mrs. Kathleen Sediyo, 31, was found stabbed to death in her Pacoima home last Nov. 10. Suspect says he has leukemia and has only a few months to live." He is being held in the Van Nuys jail.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Murderers--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Murder--California--Los Angeles Marital violence--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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