THREAT TO FILM STAR.
REVIVAL OF CASE.
Received January 20, 8.5 a.m. HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 19.
G-men have again obtained letters sent six years ago threatening to kidnap the children of Mr Harold Lloyd, the film star. It is reported that the revival of this case is associated with the capture of the kidnapper, Anders, and that the G-mep desire to compare the handwriting in the Ross and Mattson cases.
Arrested at the Santa Anita race track, stated a cablegram from Los Angeles yesterday, Peter Anders, aged 30, confessed to kidnapping and murdering Charles Ross on October 17 last. Anders was captured through using ransom bills to lay bets. Anders also confessed that he killed his partner in-the kidnapping, Atwood Gray, and hid the bodies.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 9
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124THREAT TO FILM STAR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 9
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