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Mitzi (George T) Manis

Age 23

30 Apr 1932
Washington, Pa. (USA)
Broken neck

Mitzi (George T) Manis
Mitzi (George T) Manis [photo: www.newspapers.com]

Mitzi was a theater performer and singer whose beaten body was found by two farmhands. George Bartholomew was later sentenced to 3-6 years in prison.

The club's "leading lady" had been a very attractive fellow indeed. [She] had been the torch singer of the resort, wearing a ; dazzling gown that revealed [her] powdered shoulders, and a wig of dainty curls. A chorus of other female impersonators had minced around [her] during [her] numbers.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-murder-of-transgend/75582382/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-murder-of-transgend/76439086/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-murder-of-transgender-woman-m/75583157/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-murer-of-mitzi-mantis/143415709/

Report added: 15 Mar 2024. Last updated: 25 Sep 2024

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