A Mystery Steeped In Old Hollywood

For nearly a century, one case has baffled the LAPD. Can tarot help solve it?

Edward Anderson
CrimeBeat
Published in
13 min readAug 17, 2021

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William Desmond Taylor Image in the public domain. Photographer unknown

William Desmond Taylor wanted to be a movie star. He was so determined to be an actor that in 1908, he abandoned his wife, Ethel May Hamilton, and daughter in New York. He promised that he would be back when he made enough money to support them. He never returned. Not that his…

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Edward Anderson
CrimeBeat

Edward has written hundreds of acclaimed true crime articles and has won numerous awards for his short stories. His most recent book is Barbenheimer.