Gold, Eileen (Miss) and Cynthia (Miss)
May Contain Harmful Content
- Harmful Content (general) Contains photographs of injured women after shooting
Arrangement
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Original Location
WY0103, GFG 010
Legacy Description
Photographs (2) and captions (2); In 1979, two sisters, Miss Cynthia Gold, 16, and Miss Eileen Gold, 20, were shot and killed by Eileen Gold's common-law husband. They were shot in front of Eileen Gold's residence in Newark, New Jersey.
Processing Information
Folder title changed from "Gold Murders"
Repository Details
Part of the Afro-American Newspapers Archives/Afro Charities Repository