1949 Press Photo Policeman Joseph Lupo with murdered James Mahoney clothes

A multi-millionaire was found bludgeoned to death in his locked downtown hotel room here today. He is James A. Mahoney, 50, of Bristol, Virginia, described as having been an "extreme intellectual, intensely interested in civic affairs and political liberalism."

Photo is dated 1949.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.