Alfred Wells, CA, 1942 December 4

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Wells, a 3l-year-old sadistié hunenback/had served a term
at San Quentin for-armed—r s hé had worked on
the construction of the NSXEKXEK ; 21.# a
; death chamber. Released on parole, a 17-year-old half
| 8 : Lite elis became romantically
involved with her, she left. He blamed her departure—on
nis family and, on May 7, 19). » he shot and killed his
2hevyear=old brother, Raymond; -Raymormits iJ-year=-old wife
Jean and Rose Destree 9 a l7=year-old friend of eante
Wetis confessed and was executed in the gas chamber that he
-had helped to construe+ exec; ay hee.

Source: CRIM! DETECTIVE » December, 1963

PHONT PAGE DETECTIVE, April, L943, pad

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Wells, a 31-year-old sadisti nuperback/nad served a term
at San Quentin for-armed robbery where he Bag worked on
the construction of the REAR :
death chamber. Released on parole, a yopeer-ata half
Sister kept house for _him;—wWhen Wells became romantically
involved with her, she left. He bi
as family and, on May 7, 191, he shot and killed his

2h 's I9=year-old wife |

Jean and Rose Destree, a ivivearucins friend of Jeants,

Wetts—confessed and was

executed in the gas chamber that he

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Source: CRIME DE HCTIVE, December, 1963
PRONT PAGE DETECTIVE, April, 1943,
CabiF.=BUUK AND MAGAZI NE Excerpts

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WELLS, Alfred

Wells, a 31-year-old sadist: back/had served a term
at_San_Guentin-for-erned-robbery whorehe Nad worked on
the construction of the ¥é. lothal-gae—|
ath chamber. Released on Parola, a 17-year-old half
sister kept m Weits became romantically

involved with her, she left. oa blamed her ci

hts family and, on May 7, 19l1, he shot es killed his
2heyear=old mort pede wife
Jean and Rose Dente a 1fayoareold friend
cont essed any was executed in the gas Sian) that h
ped to roe
CRIME DETECTIVE, metic 1963,

FRONT PAGH DETECTIVE, April, 1943, p ay —
~~ SniiPs=BOUK AND MAGAZI NE ixcerpts



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