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Murder - The Phantom Made Me Do It

Civil action

1929
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A man defends himself against murder charges by blaming Lon Chaney.


Robert Williams convicted of the 23 October 1928 murder of his girlfriend Julia Morgan in Hyde Park. His defense that he was driven by the vampire spirit of Lon Chaney will eventually lead to his sentence being commuted to institutionalization.

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