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Shelby was widely mentioned as a suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, whom she incorrectly believed was involved romantically with her daughter Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly). The theory developed via the discovery, shortly after Taylor's murder, of love letters 19-year-old Minter had written to him.
Charlotte Shelby - Suspect In Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's book Cast of Killers (1986), largely based on research and interviews conducted by Director King Vidor who was fascinated with the Taylor case, it is theorized that Charlotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles Minter, killed William Desmond Taylor.
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In 1937, Shelby asked for a grand jury investigation into Taylor's murder; this was hardly the action of someone who feared having the facts come out. Furthermore, Los Angeles district attorney Buron Fitts said there was no evidence on which to indict Shelby.
There were several suspects (including her mother Charlotte Shelby) in the long investigation of Taylor's murder. In 1937, Minter publicly announced to the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper: "Now I demand that I either be prosecuted for the murder committed fifteen years ago, or exonerated completely.
Title supplied by cataloger.Mrs. Charlotte Shelby on the stand during a suit wherein Margaret Fillmore, her daughter, is seeking $48,750 from her. It was brought out that $20,000 of the amount Mrs. Fillmore is seeking was part of the settlement paid the family by a brokerage house. Shelby is also the mother of Mary Miles Minter. Photograph dated August 17, 1937.
Dec 7, 2023 · As far as Charlotte Shelby was concerned, she had an alibi…ish – a man named Carl Stockdale claimed he was with her at the time of the murder, and that the two played cards between 7:30 and 9:30 pm. Even so, she remains, to this day, the favored suspect of many people who believe that Charlotte Shelby simply bought her alibi.
Feb 15, 2019 · Mary Miles Minter’s mother, Charlotte Shelby, was also a suspect in the William Desmond Taylor murder. A consummate stage mother, Shelby controlled every aspect of her daughter’s life and was enraged when she discovered her daughter (who was also her prime source of income) had feelings for Taylor.
