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John Bersinger & wife, Betty
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John Bersinger & wife, Betty

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) · January 24, 1947

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John W. Bersinger and his wife, Betty. She was the one who notified police on original finding of Elizabeth Short's body. It was eight days ago that she made the call and police have sought her since, they not having taken her name or address. She lives two blocks from scene at which body was found and was taking walk with young daughter when she discovered it.

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