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E05: William Desmond Taylor

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

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The Connection Between William Desmond Taylor and the Ambassador Hotel

Director William Desmond Taylor was found dead in his Los Angeles bungalow. His valet, Henry Peevey, and houseman Edward Sands were all suspected of the murder. The pawn stub on a piece of jewelry sent to Taylor came from an unknown man called William Dean Tanner. A premonition that death may be related to TAYLOR'S fear for his wife's well-being led investigators to believe he was being tormented by a mysterious intruder.

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