Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tomlinson, who found the body of John Derzis in his store on 35th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.
This image was published in the Birmingham News on March 22, 1939, with the following caption: "Grocery Brutally Slain - The picture above tell the story of the brutal murder last night of John Derzis, 54, operator of a combination small grocery store and living quarters in North Birmingham . ....
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/180377 |
| Summary: | This image was published in the Birmingham News on March 22, 1939, with the following caption: "Grocery Brutally Slain - The picture above tell the story of the brutal murder last night of John Derzis, 54, operator of a combination small grocery store and living quarters in North Birmingham . . . In the upper right picture are Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tomlinson, who discovered the body of the slain storekeeper wedged between two counters, his pockets turned inside out and a bullet wound in his head. Mrs. Tomlinson was a helper and part-time housekeeper for Derzis." |
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