The Real Stories of L.A. Noire, Part Two

These five stories comprise the homicide cases in L.A. Noire. These are the murders of former aviator Jeanne French (“The Red Lipstick Murder”), teetotaller Dorothy Montgomery (“The Golden Butterfly”), soon-to-be-divorcee Rosenda Mondragon (“The Silk Stocking Murder”), housewife Laura Trelstad (“The White Shoe Slaying”) and the homeless Evelyn Winters (“The Studio Secretary Murder”).

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SOURCES

“Another Woman Slain, Victim of Mutilation Killer.” Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1947.

“Bus Driver's Story Clouds L.B. Murder.” Long Beach Independent, May 18, 1947.

“Cab Driver Believes He Saw Mrs. Trelstad.” Long Beach Independent, May 30, 1947.

“Church Friends of Slain Woman Checked as Baffled L.A. Policemen Open Probe.” Visalia Times-Delta, May 5, 1947.

“Clothes of L.A. Victim Found.” San Francisco Examiner, July 10, 1947.

“Clues Lacking at Montgomery Murder Inquest.” Los Angeles Times, May 8, 1947.

“Colorful Life of Jeanne French Ends in Death by Mystery Killer.” Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1961.

“Companion of Nurse During Supper Sought.” Los Angeles Daily News, February 12, 1947.

“Dark Man Who Had Late Date With Slain Woman Hunted.” Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, February 13, 1947.

“Fiend's Victim Called Good Wife and Mother.” Long Beach Press-Telegram, May 13, 1947.

“Horror Victim Last Seen With Sailor.” Los Angeles Daily News, May 13, 1947.

“Husband Held in L.A. Slaying.” Ventura County Star, February 11, 1947.

“Husband of Slain Woman Arrested.” Venice Evening Vanguard, July 1, 1948.

“Inquest Leaves Evelyn Winters Murder Mystery.” Valley Times, March 18, 1947.

“L.A. Man is Freed in Death of Wife.” Visalia Time-Delta, July 12, 1947.

“L.B. Woman Attacked, Slain.” San Pedro News-Pilot, May 12, 1947.

“Lead Sought to Killer of L.B. Mother.” Long Beach Independent, May 13, 1947.

“Lie Test Fails to Link Husband in Nurse Killing.” Los Angeles Times, February 12, 1947.

“Man in Jail Questioned in Housewife's Murder.” Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1947.

“Missing Mother Found Murdered; Battered Body Left in Vacant Lot.” Los Angeles Times, May 4, 1947.

“Montgomery Freed in Wife's Death.” Los Angeles Daily News, August 1, 1947.

“Montgomery Linked to Wife's Killing.” Los Angeles Daily News, July 25, 1947.

“Mother of Three Choked to Death; Body Flung in Signal Hill Oil Field.” Los Angeles Times, May 13, 1947.

“Murder of Wife Finally Charged to Montgomery.” Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1947.

“New French Murder Lead Uncovered.” Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, February 25, 1947.

“New Sex Murders Shock Los Angeles.” Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, March 12, 1947.

“Pawnshops May Answer Latest Dahlia Slaying.” Metropolitan Pasadena News, May 6, 1947.

“Police Eliminate Sail as Suspect in Sex Slaying.” Sacramento Bee, May 14, 1947.

“Police Question Husband in Brutal Slaying of Wife.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, February 11, 1947.

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“Reports on Molesters May Give Clue.” Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1947.

“Robbery, Attack Suspect Located.” Venice Evening Vanguard, June 27, 1947.

“Sailor Cleared as Suspect in Murder.” Long Beach Independent, May 14, 1947.

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“Seek to Link Suspect With Lipstick Case.” Los Angeles Daily News, March 10, 1947.

“Sixth Victim in Murder Cycle Found Mutilated in Southland.” Santa Maria Daily Times, July 8, 1947.

“Slain Woman's Stripped Body Found in Gutter.” Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1947.

“Slayer Known, Police Declare.” Wilmington Daily Press-Journal, May 16, 1947.

“Trio Questioned in Winters Case.” Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1947.

“Two Fiend Murders Stymie L.A. Police.” Valley Times. February 12, 1947.

“Two More Women Slain; One Beaten, One Strangled.” Los Angeles Times, March 12, 1947.

“Warrant Issued for Culver Gas Station Attendant.” Venice Evening Vanguard, May 10, 1947.

“Winters Murder Case Centers on Drinking Friend.” Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1947.

“Woman Slain in New L.A. Dahlia Murder.” Los Angeles Daily News, February 10, 1947.

“Woman Slain in New L.A. Murder.” Oakland Tribune, May 12, 1947.

1947project: Slain Woman's Stripped Body Found in Gutter (archive.org)

1947project: Mother of Three Choked to Death; Body Flung in Signal Hill Oil Field