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Identifier
20155317
Description
Image shows Ted S. Petty, the "Wife-slayer", after being caught to police 84 days after having escaped from the mental health facility he was committed in. Petty, a former tavern owner, had shot and killed his estranged wife, Ruby Maud, on a downtown street the previous fall and had having been found insane, was committed. Published in the evening edition, May 24, 1951.
Archival Date
1951-05-24
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2623
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Hats; Mentally ill persons; Homicides; Escapes
Names
Petty, Ted S.
Subjects
Hats; Mentally ill persons; Homicides; Escapes