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Order Number	00082662
Title	Murder of Alberta Meadows
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1106
Date	Circa 1922
Physical Description	2 photographic prints :b&w ;19 x 26 cm. or smaller, on board 28 x 35 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	In 1922, Clara Phillips, a former chorus girl, learned the identity of her husband's mistress, Alberta Meadows. Fueled by jealousy and rage, Phillips went on to purchase a claw hammer, then, in the company of her friend Peggy Caffee, sought out Meadows and assaulted her. The animal-like attack against Meadows, who was left disemboweled and with a severally mauled face, earned Phillips the name "Tiger Woman." Phillips was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in prison for the crime of passion. She escaped from the Los Angeles County prison in 1922 and was found in Honduras in 1923. She was an inmate at San Quentin from 1923 until 1932, when she was transferred to the original California Institution for Women in Tehachapi. She was released on parole in 1935.
Description	Two separate images have been mounted on same board to create a collage. Center image: A small crowd has gathered at the site where Clara Phillips, who later came to be known as the "Tiger Woman" murdered Alberta Meadows. Bottom image: Chief of Detectives Herman Cline examines a garment believed to have belonged to the murder victim.
Subject	Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles. Women's clothing--California--Los Angeles. Detectives--California--Los Angeles. Murder--California--Los Angeles. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection