Eddie Smoot and Ronald Smoot

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20144511

Description

Ronald Smoot, 14, right, is shown consoling his brother, Eddie, 15, who shot to death their father in the family apartment at Fort Worth as a climax to an argument between the father and mother. The boy fired three.22 caliber rifle slugs into Edgar Smoot, 38, a T7P Railway brakeman, at about 7:40 pm Monday, January 7. The picture was taken outside the county probation office, where disposition of the case was being discussed. Published in the morning edition, January 9, 1952.

Archival Date

1952-01-09

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1676

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Law & legal affairs; Parricide; Family violence; Homicides; Brothers