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Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer showing police the place where he buried his wife's body after murdering her, South Gate, October 26, 1937

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22-year-old ex-marine Nelson D. Boyer (center, hatless) with policemen at the site where he buried the body of his 42-year-old wife, Dorothy Doane Boyer. Boyer confessed to hitting his wife over the head with a dumbell on August 1, almost two months ago. Boyer said he was tired of his wife's nagging and that she would not allow him to divorce her. Boyer confessed to having premeditated the murder.
Date:
October 26, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer showing police the place where he buried his wife's body after murdering her, South Gate, October 26, 1937

Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer with two policemen after confessing to his wife's murder and identifying the place where he buried her body, South Gate, October 26, 1937

Description:
22-year-old ex-Marine Nelson D. Boyer (center) with two policemen on the night they exhumed his 42-year-old wife's body from a shallow grave. Boyer confessed to murdering his wife Dorothy Doane Boyer by hitting her over the head with a dumbell on August 1, almost two months ago. Boyer said he was tired of his wife's nagging and that she would not allow him to divorce her. Boyer confessed to having premeditated the murder.
Date:
October 26, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer with two policemen after confessing to his wife's murder and identifying the place where he buried her body, South Gate, October 26, 1937