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There Was More to Weegee Than Lurid Shots of Dead Gangsters

If a murdered mobster was slumped and bleeding over his linguine, the pioneering crime scene photographer was there minutes later, camera in hand.

Weegee, 'Their First Murder, October 8, 1941.' Purchase, with funds provided by the bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1997.
Weegee, 'Their First Murder, October 8, 1941.' Purchase, with funds provided by the bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1997. International Center of Photography/Getty Images

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