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Wilfred Buckland Jr

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Jul 18, 1946

Victim Details

Wilfred Buckland Jr

Male

Los-angeles

CA

1946-07-18

36

Wilfred

Buckland Jr

07/16/2026

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Wilfred Buckland Jr., aged 36, tragically died on July 18, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. His death was the result of a murder-suicide orchestrated by his father, Wilfred Buckland Sr. On that fateful day, Wilfred Buckland Sr., a renowned art director in Hollywood, shot and killed his son before turning the gun on himself. This incident occurred at their home located at 2035 Pinehurst Avenue in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The murder-suicide shocked the community a ...
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  • BUCKLAND OF FILMS KILLS SON AND SELF (Published 1946)
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