1946 Press Photo Leanna and Loretta Dennison Murdered by Benhamin F. Dennison

Credit - ACME and NEA In St. Louis Missouri, Mrs Gladys Dennison said of the Christmas Eve tragedy, "We were going to have such a lovely Christmas -- I can't figure out why he did it." Her husband Benhamin F. Dennison killed his two daughters by a former marriage and then ended his own life. Shown are the young victims, Leanna Marie, 8 (left), and Loretta May, 6.

Photo is dated 1946.

Photo measures 7.25 x 10 inches.