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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 3, 1960 reads, "Sgt. Dave Stanton of Van Nuys checks bullet holes." The article partially reads, "A Van Nuys mother of seven shot her former husband four times Wednesday night as he tried to force his way into her home, police said....Mrs. Case, whose divorce from Case became final last May, said Case had removed a piece of plywood nailed over a small opening in the door, and had crawled half way into the home when she opened fire with a 6.35 Italian automatic....Case had been sought on a warrant charging him with failing to provide for his seven children, ranging in age from 3 to 14, police said. They said he had been arrested four times on suspicion of wife beating."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles Home invasion--California--Los Angeles Family violence--California--Los Angeles Shooting--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Doors--California--Los Angeles Bullet holes Dwellings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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