Category Archives: Suicide

Jealous Neighbor Kills Woman, Attempts Suicide

Posted on July 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

    July 26, 1899: E.V. Methever, 52, a Long Beach shoemaker who was infatuated with Dorothy McKee, a neighboring shopkeeper, rammed her bicycle with his bike and shot her to death, then tried to commit suicide.

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Former Principal Commits Suicide

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 13, 1899: Former school Principal John H. Brown commits suicide, citing financial problems. He asked to be buried near his wife, who had died several years earlier. Brown left an 11-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, and two children … Continue reading →

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Drunk Woman Rescued From Surf

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 9, 1889: A drunk woman is rescued after she wanders into the surf at Santa Monica. She had just lost her job as a servant because she was an alcoholic.

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Matt Weinstock, June 25, 1959

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Never Touched Me." Happy Ending Roy Huerta got up at 2 a.m. yesterday, drove to Tijuana and brought his wife Manuela and their six children back to L.A. to stay, thereby ending a frustrating, 10-year, across-the-border separation. Roy and Manuela … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Music

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 25, 1973: Phil Ochs (1940 – 1976) performs at the Ash Grove, 8162 Melrose, (1958 – 1973).

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Grand Jury Vice Probe! Gilmore Field Expanded

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Put That Pistol Down, Young Lady."   Keith's 1949 post on Gilmore Field has dropped us in the middle of an extremely complicated grand jury investigation of the Los Angeles Police Department. To summarize: Officers James Parslow, Thomas C. Lindholm … Continue reading →

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Superman Autopsy Confirms Suicide, Coroner Says

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 24, 1959: Los Angeles County Coroner Theodore J. Curphey discusses the autopsy of "Superman" actor George Reeves, who died June 16, 1959. Reeves' mother hired attorney Jerry Giesler to look into the actor's death because she didn't believe he … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bans D.H. Lawrence Novel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Feel Terribly Different." The Farmers Market ad pokes gentle fun at Times columnist Hedda Hopper. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield defends his decision to ban "Lady Chatterly's Lover" from the U.S. mails. Times book columnist Robert R. Kirsch says Summerfield's … Continue reading →

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Star of Hit TV Show Kills Himself!

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

George Reeves, star of "Superman," one of the most popular shows on TV, kills himself with a 9-millimeter Luger and The Times runs the story inside. I wonder what the editors were thinking. Present at the time were Reeves' fiancee, … Continue reading →

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Man Kills Wife, Attempts Suicide

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1899: Earl Hanchett kills his wife and attempts suicide. The nurse who was hired to tend their baby says: "Why didn't you do as good a job on yourself as you did on her?" Hanchett lived to stand … Continue reading →

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Lonely Girl Attempts Suicide

Posted on June 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1909

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Woman Attempts Suicide in Los Angeles River

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1919.

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Woman Tries Suicide at Church, Feb. 20, 1928

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock — May 2, 1959

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

LIVE AND LEARN For many parents Thursday was Back to School Night, a solemn event at which they dragged themselves through the routines their little darlings must endure every day. They went to the same classes their youngsters do, met … Continue reading →

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Jilted Model Kills Herself, April 10, 1959

Posted on April 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Postscript — Eva Gabor married Richard Brown on Oct. 4, 1959. They divorced in 1972.

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The Jean Seberg Affair Revisited

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times, Sept. 9, 1979: Actress Jean Seberg is found dead in Paris. The recent death of noted editor James Bellows has renewed interest in an item he handled about actress Jean Seberg, who killed herself in 1979, nine years … Continue reading →

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Jury Weighs Cleaver Killing; Renting the Coliseum, March 19, 1949

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Miller slashes his wrists, stabs himself and smashes his head into the backyard incinerator — and lives. The Times asks Andre Kostelanetz: Should Dmitri Shostakovich be allowed to visit the U.S.? Stravinsky says "No!" Above, the sordid murder case … Continue reading →

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California’s Condors; Spring Training in L.A., March 14, 1949

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

A California condor soars over Ventura County. Couple found shot in parked car. Times reporter Ken Nevins and photographer Art Rogers take a backcountry trek with game warden Leslie Edgerton to visit what Nevin called "Condor Cave." Sixty years ago, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 23, 1959

Posted on February 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "There is a rangy, talkative sprite whose fantastically photogenic face has graced some 60 magazine covers. She has earned a fortune in fashion modeling, a career she all but shunted two years … Continue reading →

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