Mrs. Gwen Pelton and Gerald E. Freeze

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047109

Description

This bloodstained note was found inside a tan Packard coupe along with the bodies of Mrs. Gwen Pelton and Gerald E. Freeze. The note reads "Please place our bodies as close together as possible. We have nothing left to say. We love one another. - Gwen and Jerry." Mrs. Pelton was a thirty-four year old horsewoman. Mr. Freeze, forty-one, was a salesman.

Archival Date

1940-10-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1313

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Notes; Letters; Killings; Packard Coupe; Suicides