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Adolfo Dimaggio

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Adolfo Dimaggio

Birth
Italy
Death
26 Aug 1945 (aged 56–57)
San Quentin, Marin County, California, USA
Burial
San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
664
Memorial ID
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California Department of Corrections
Prisoner Number 69527


Crime; Murder 1st degree

County of Crime; San Francisco

Sentence; Life

Committed to San Quentin; March 5, 1943

Age at Incarceration; 55

Occupation; Bandmaster

Reference for memorial comes from the book San Quentin, established 1852: 150th Anniversary Commemorative. Section;
Inmates Buried at San Quentin Cemetery
Cross checked with the
San Quentin State Prison Register

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DiMaggio detained

Union City New Jersey, November 4-
Adolfo DiMaggio, 54, was held today for police questioning in connection with the death of a California woman after a drinking party in San Francisco rooming house two months ago.

Chief of Police Harry A. Jenkins of Union City said he was awaiting San Francisco police action in the case. No charges have been made against DiMaggio, he said.

Jenkins said DiMaggio's story of the death of the woman, Thelma Warren, 28 was:
DiMaggio met her in a rooming house on September 4, the day before he was to report for duty with the California State Guard. After a drinking party they retired. But, he awakened about 3 a.m. and went to the washroom. When he returned he tried to awaken the woman but, found her dead. He left the house, reported to the State Guard barracks, obtained an eight hour leave the next day and deserted. He came to his sister's home here Saturday night.

Published Trenton Evening Times
Trenton, New Jersey
Wednesday November 4, 1942
California Department of Corrections
Prisoner Number 69527


Crime; Murder 1st degree

County of Crime; San Francisco

Sentence; Life

Committed to San Quentin; March 5, 1943

Age at Incarceration; 55

Occupation; Bandmaster

Reference for memorial comes from the book San Quentin, established 1852: 150th Anniversary Commemorative. Section;
Inmates Buried at San Quentin Cemetery
Cross checked with the
San Quentin State Prison Register

* * *

DiMaggio detained

Union City New Jersey, November 4-
Adolfo DiMaggio, 54, was held today for police questioning in connection with the death of a California woman after a drinking party in San Francisco rooming house two months ago.

Chief of Police Harry A. Jenkins of Union City said he was awaiting San Francisco police action in the case. No charges have been made against DiMaggio, he said.

Jenkins said DiMaggio's story of the death of the woman, Thelma Warren, 28 was:
DiMaggio met her in a rooming house on September 4, the day before he was to report for duty with the California State Guard. After a drinking party they retired. But, he awakened about 3 a.m. and went to the washroom. When he returned he tried to awaken the woman but, found her dead. He left the house, reported to the State Guard barracks, obtained an eight hour leave the next day and deserted. He came to his sister's home here Saturday night.

Published Trenton Evening Times
Trenton, New Jersey
Wednesday November 4, 1942

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