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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1927
Page
18
A burglar broke into Benjamin Bader's Morgan Avenue residence late Saturday night, stealing $93 from a clothing pocket after forcing a bathroom window. The occupants slept unaware. police were notified the next morning. A stray line notes China as the world’s most populous country with 1920 estimates of about 500 million.
In Los Angeles the Parker family endures a shocking case as Marian Parker is feared dead and a killer remains at large. Perry Parker Jr explains the burden on his parents while a police guard and crowds linger at the home.
Los Angeles detective chief Herman Cline sobbed upon learning Marian Parker had been murdered. He had previously agreed to withdraw police activity at the request of the girl's father to encourage the kidnapper to return the child home, even approving ransom payments. The Parker home saw no police on duty as the body was left on the lawn and the killer taunted authorities by calls signaling justice.
Fragments describe a recent event on a sidewalk near Main Street. Mention of a hospital and injuries references a suspect with an old offense history, but many words are garbled.
Irregular report describes Igany Hruby robbed of 300 in cash near his home at 1140 Otelock East last night. He was struck by two men in darkness while entering rear Hul lam street, with a gunman wearing a handkerchief. Authorities investigated, no substantial clues or description of the robbers found.
Chicago reports recall of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb case as a 12 year old Los Angeles girl is kidnapped and killed, parallels drawn to Bobby Franks. Leopold and Loeb confess after a spectacle clue leads police to the culvert scene, with details of the crime and their sentencing by Judge Caverly to life imprisonment.
A day by day timeline shows a stranger in a dark coupe approaching Marian and Marjorie Parker near their home on December 15. A series of taunting letters and phone calls directs Perry Parker to obtain 1500 dollars in twenty dollar bills for a rendezvous, leading to a staged exchange and a dramatic attempted rescue.
Joseph Adams of 448 Spence Street was injured yesterday afternoon when shot in the leg. He was taken to the emergency hospital where Dr. Jo M. Maher applied stitches.
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