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Hollywood Noir: Thelma Todd's "Accidental" Death

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On the morning of December 16, 1935, the lifeless body of early Hollywood star Thelma Todd was found in her car. Immediately rumors swirled surrounding her death, as the scene and the circumstances didn’t seem to add up. Was her death accidental, was it suicide or was it murder?

Sources

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-thelma-todd-19351217-story.html

https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/72532216/thelma-todd-death-riddle-pt1/

https://latimes.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22thelma%20todd%22&dr_year=1987-1987

The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd; By Michelle Morgan

Fallen Angels: Chronicles of L.A. Crime & Mystery – November 27, 2012
by Marvin J. Wolf (Author), Katherine Mader (Author)

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