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Santa Monica pier crash ends in double tragedy
A sedan plowed from the Santa Monica pier into the sea, killing 47 year old Philip Zetzer and, ten hours later in Beverly Hills, his mother Bertha Zetzer, 75. An empty pill bottle was found near her. Police call both deaths probable personal crisis. Investigators note no motive yet. The couple’s son and wife were grieving over the loss.
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