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Nicknamed "the most beautiful woman in Alaska," 31-year-old Diane Wells was bruised and bloodied when she screamed for help in the early hours of October 17, 1953. Her husband Cecil, a wealthy Fairbanks businessman, had been shot dead while he slept.
Join us as the author of The Alaskan Blonde James T. Bartlett, shares the new evidence he uncovered on the scandal that was featured in Newsweek, Life, Ebony, Jet, and the pulp detective magazines at the time.
The book is available at the library or as an e-book at lapl.org if you'd like to read it before the author talk.
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.