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Photograph caption dated November 20, 1958, reads "Examine claw hammer murder scene - Valley Det. Pat Poe checks blood-stained painter's drop cloth which covered body of city ambulance driver Ernest E. Hargis found hidden beneath car at left. Police today seek drifter hired by Hargis to help him build new home at 113037 Osborne St. Pacoima. Murder victim's car is missing."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Murder victims--California--Los Angeles Murder--California--Los Angeles Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Pontiac automobile Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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