Suspect
Charlotte Shelby
- Born
- 19 December 1877
- Died
- 13 March 1957, aged about 80
- Record
- Wikidata Q5086138 · Wikipedia
Suspect in The Murder of William Desmond Taylor
Minter's mother, the favorite suspect of many writers; never charged.
1922 · Westlake, Los Angeles, California · Unsolved
A leading Hollywood director was shot in his bungalow in 1922. The suspects included two film stars and a stage mother, and the case files later vanished. Read the case.
Dated events
Minter's sister publicly accuses their mother, Charlotte Shelby, of the murder.
District Attorney Buron Fitts concludes there is insufficient evidence to indict Shelby.