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Identifier
20137342
Description
Leona Bess, told officers she hired a man to assassinate her lover, Howard Bigham Davis. She had hired Ernest Roberts, a 27 year-old carpenter for the job but instead the gunman left Davis armless.
Archival Date
1953-07-15
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-894
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Crimes
Names
Bess, Leona
Subjects
Crimes