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He Killed Dalia, ‘ st. UIs, March 18 o Mel Ailey, 23; ‘held on-an. auto ‘Be; confessed ‘today ‘to the mutilation: slaying. of of ie, beth Short, the “Black: Dal whose body was. found’ 3 Angeles lot: ast: January ta. Leonard. Murphy, chief of aetéo- tives, said Bailey’“seems to-tell a straight story.” Bailey said he was “dazed” the night of the slaying by benzedrine jhe had taken “for a nie" and did remember the -details. How- ever, he gave names and dates cohcerning .everits:leadingrto*the: ig. Police said he wot he \d for questioning by: 108" fhentiotty. of. his confessi {In Los Atigeles, police ‘said there were several discrepancies in Bailey’s story, especially xe; garded dates. It was point that Bailey said he killed the au early.on the morniig of Jantiary 113 and immediately dumped “her body in alot. “The body ,was not found’ until January’.15 and an autopsy ‘showed the girl-had beén, déad less than 12 ‘hous. [We are neither: accepting, nor rejecting ‘Bailey. as a logical suf; peft. until we have checked deta of | his” story,” fala Detective” Ch ot Hay Hansen.) | BX. 5, m WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD Page. Mr. Tolson Mr. B. A. Tamm _ Mr. Clegg Mr. Coffey i Mr. Glavin, Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Carson Mr. Egan Mr. Hendon _: Mr. Pennington __ Mr. Quinn fPamm . Mr. Nease Viiss anf A 4. 226 27 TUE RECORDED co MAR 20 1947 ee re