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Adele Mary Blood

Case from Harrison, NY dated Sep 13, 1936

Victim Details

Name

Adele Mary Blood

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Harrison

State

NY

Date Of Death

1936-09-13

Age At Death

50

First Name

Adele

Last Name

Mary Blood

Last Updated

07/21/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet, affluent community of Harrison, New York, the life of Adele Mary Blood, a 50-year-old actress, came to a tragic end on the night of September 13, 1936. Once celebrated as 'the most beautiful blonde on the American stage,' Blood's final moments were marked by despair, culminating in a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at her home on the grounds of the Westchester Country Club.

On that fateful evening, Adele's 17-year-old daughter, Dawn, returned home to find her mother ...

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ADELE BLOOD HOPE, ACTRESS, ENDS LIFE; 'Financially Pressed' After Stock Venture, Daughter Tells Harrison Police. LONG ACTIVE IN THEATRE Known as 'the Most Beautiful Blonde on American Stage' When She Toured Nation.

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