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The Murder of William Desmond Taylor

Contents

i - A Body is Discovered

ii - The Investigation Begins

iii - Taylor's Secret Past

iv - False Leads and Dead Ends

v - Seven Years Later

vi - The Shelby's Feud

vii - The Fates of the Players

Much of this article is based on newspaper reports found in Bruce Long's Taylorology website, a truly exhaustive collection of materials regarding all aspects of the case.   It's fair to say that this article is but a brief summary of events by comparison.   Thanks are also due to Marilyn Slater for permitting use of images from her Looking for Mabel Normand website.