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Blonde model weeps at inquest September 1954

Blonde model weeps at inquest September 1954

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[PIX, September 18, 1954, p19 via Trove]

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Shirley Beiger

Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. She was tried for murder and acquitted. Her trial gained significant national media attention at the time.

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PIX

Popular culture magazine which feature a mix of scandal, sensationalism, human-interest stories, fashion, politics, culture and entertainment.

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Beiger, Shirley Patricia

Model and magazine cover girl who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. She was acquitted of the crime and her trial gained significant national media attention at the time.

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Beiger, Edith Pearl

Shopkeeper whose daughter Shirley Beiger was tried for and acquitted of the murder of Arthur Griffith in 1954.

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