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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.

Milestone
Born
20 Mar 1932
Relationship
Child of
Beiger, Edith Pearl
Child of
Beiger, Maurice Andrew

Shirley Beiger

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by
Kim Hanna
,
2018

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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