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...corpse still wore a diamond ring and a platinum watch, but there were many other motives besides robbery. The police discovered a closet filled with women's lingerie, monogrammed or labeled with the names of Taylor's conquests. One pink silk nightgown bore the letters M.M.M., for Mary Miles Minter, then 19 and Paramount's reigning blond. There were also stories of pornographic photos showing Taylor flagrante delicto with other stars...
Both Normand and Minter were regarded as suspects. So was Minter's fiercely protective mother and manager, Charlotte Shelby, who happened to own a .38. So was the houseman, Henry Peavey, who had recently been arrested for soliciting young boys. Or was it some drug dealer angered by Taylor's efforts to get Normand off her cocaine habit? Or one of several lunatics who made false confessions...
...town see it differently. Burdella Minter, who moved to Hanford in 1973, began researching Hillery's case after being asked to sign one of the petitions to deny him parole. An organist for the black congregation of the Second Baptist Church, she helped lead a drive in support of parole for Hillery, mustering 480 signatures. Minter believes that if a fair trial finds Hillery guilty, he should go back to prison. "If you do the crime, you do the time," she says, with the air of someone who has thought about what the words mean: her own stepson is serving...
Oddly, found four nice men. Thomas Minter, John Wesley, Ken Papaj, Albert Ozimek. Almost afraid to ask. What about Debt? They described an entire floor of computers hooked up to the nationwide Federal Reserve banking system. Millions of figures pour in each day. Yes, yes, but did they have the Debt captured and subdued on paper? Smiles all around. Of course, they answered...
...manner of speech can make him seem self-absorbed, but co-op residents say that is a false impression. "He really does care a lot about people in the house although he seems to distance himself," explains Minter...