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    Identifier

    20151069

    Description

    Image of Ted S. Petty, 37, who shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Ruby Maud Petty. At the 200 block of Main, shortly before 4 P.M. on Tuesday, August 29, 1950, Petty fired three shots, fatally wounding Mrs. Petty, who died a few hours later in the hospital. Petty had been married to his wife for 18 years. Published in the morning edition, August 30.

    Archival Date

    1950-08-30

    Collection Name

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

    Collection Number

    AR406-6-2528

    Original Format

    Negatives, Black & White

    File Format

    JPG

    Rights

    Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

    Subjects

    Shooting; Homicides

    Names

    Petty, Ted S.

    Subjects

    Shooting; Homicides

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