Police file documents (courtesy of Sidney D. Kirkpatrick):
- Excerpts of Witness Statements 1922-1936
- Statement of Miss Mary Miles Minter, February 7, 1922
- Memorandum Re. James Kirkwood and Mary Miles Minter
Taylor's birth and death certificates:
- William Desmond Taylor's Birth Certificate (as William Cunningham Deane Tanner)
- William Desmond Taylor's Death Certificate
Coroner's Inquest:
- Copies of inquest file
- Coroner's Record: Page 1, Page 2
- Retyped inquest transcript
Misc:
- 1920 Census for Alvarado Court Apartments [Note: This file is very large and should be downloaded rather than viewed in a web browser. When viewed, zoom in to see the individual entries.]
- Documents pertaining to Taylor's burial and vault
- Margaret Gibson's Death Certificate
Edward Sands:
- The Daily Bulletin, L.A.P.D., February 7, 1922
- 1915 Court Martial Proceedings of Edward Snyder (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 25) [Note: This file is very large and should be downloaded rather than viewed in a web browser.]
- Draft registration of Edward Snyder
The Shelby Family:
- Libel suit filed by Charlotte Shelby in 1935, containing Leslie Henry testimony extracts (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 5)
- Birth certificate of Mary Miles Minter (some data, including the name, is probably incorrect, see "What was the Real Name of Mary Miles Minter?" in Taylorology 22)
- Birth Registry for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, April, 1902: left side, right side, (the entry for Mary Miles Minter is underlined, see Taylorology 22)
- 1923 passport application of Mary Miles Minter: Part 1, Part 2
- 1923 passport application of Charlotte Shelby: Part 1, Part 2
- Death certificate of Margaret Shelby
- Death certificate of Charlotte Shelby
- Depositions of Charlotte Shelby given in a 1930's lawsuit against a brokerage firm (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 35) [Note: This file is very large and should be downloaded rather than viewed in a web browser.]
- Depositions of Margaret Shelby Fillmore given in a 1930's lawsuit against a brokerage firm (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 69)
- 1933 Testimony of Leslie Henry in his criminal trial for forgery and grand theft: Part 1, Part 2 (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 35)
- 1933 Testimony of Eva Adeline Berber in Leslie Henry's criminal trial for forgery and grand theft (portions were transcribed in Taylorology 41)
Documents from the FBI file regarding the 1923 blackmail of John L. Bushnell (courtesy of William J. Mann):
[Note: Some files are large and should be downloaded rather than viewed in a web browser. Most handwritten notes and markings were not on the original files.]
- Statement to investigators by Margaret Gibson on November 2, 1923 regarding the Lasher extortion arrest.
- Grand Jury Testimony by Don Osborn pertaining to his association with Patricia Palmer.
- Letters from George Lasher and official report of his questioning by agents.
- Questioning of actors Leonard Clapham (Tom London) and Leo Maloney.
- Questioning of George Weh, Jay Overstreet, and Jim Dallas.
- Reports on Margaret Gibson's bank account, arrest, dismissal of complaint.
- Report by agent E. J. Connelley, July 16, 1923.
- Reports by: agents Jacob Spolanski, July 18, 1923; E. J. Connelley, July 20, 1923; C. R. Davis, July 27, 1923; Owen E. Meehan, August 11, 1923.
- Report by agent E. J. Connelley, October 25, 1923.
- Report by agent E. J. Connelley, November 2, 1923.
- Reports by: agents E. J. Connelley, January 2, 1924; L. E. Bates, January 28, 1924; E. J. Connelley, March 11, 1924; Bernard Kahn, March 20, 1924; Owen E. Meehan, March 14, 1924.
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