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October 23, 1935
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
In Long Beach, California, Mrs. Louise Freeman confessed to police that she shot her husband, T.J. Freeman, a gunner's mate on the USS Arizona, to death in their home because he called her harsh names. She initially denied involvement after the shooting was reported.
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Woman Tells of Shooting
LONG BEACH, Cal., Oct. 23. (U.P.)
Her stoical calm broken after a long siege before police inquisitors, Mrs. Louise Freeman today confessed slaying her husband T J. Freeman, "because he called me harsh names."
Freeman, a gunner's mate on the USS Arizona was shot to death early yesterday in their Long Beach home. When police arrived in response to neighborhood reports of hearing gunshots, they found Mrs. Freeman bending over the bullet-riddled body.
For hours, however she professed innocence.
LONG BEACH, Cal., Oct. 23. (U.P.)
Her stoical calm broken after a long siege before police inquisitors, Mrs. Louise Freeman today confessed slaying her husband T J. Freeman, "because he called me harsh names."
Freeman, a gunner's mate on the USS Arizona was shot to death early yesterday in their Long Beach home. When police arrived in response to neighborhood reports of hearing gunshots, they found Mrs. Freeman bending over the bullet-riddled body.
For hours, however she professed innocence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Murder Confession
Domestic Shooting
Gunshot Reports
Police Interrogation
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Louise Freeman
T J. Freeman
Where did it happen?
Long Beach, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Louise Freeman
T J. Freeman
Location
Long Beach, Cal.
Event Date
Oct. 23 (Shooting Early Yesterday)
Story Details
Mrs. Louise Freeman confessed to shooting her husband T J. Freeman to death in their Long Beach home because he called her harsh names, after initially professing innocence to police.