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Do you know who murdered James Harry Hartley?
On March 13, 1954, the body of 33-year-old union leader James Harry Hartley, a male, was discovered in a shallow grave in the desert near Sloan, Nevada. His remains were found on Paradise Road near the old Los Angeles Highway. An autopsy later determined that Hartley had died from a gunshot wound to the head. Adding to the mystery, his car was located in Los Angeles, parked across the street from the sheet metal worker's union hall. The vehicle's windshield had been shot through with several bul ...Read More
On March 13, 1954, the body of 33-year-old union leader James Harry Hartley, a male, was discovered in a shallow grave in the desert near Sloan, Nevada. His remains were found on Paradise Road near the old Los Angeles Highway. An autopsy later determined that Hartley had died from a gunshot wound to the head. Adding to the mystery, his car was located in Los Angeles, parked across the street from the sheet metal worker's union hall. The vehicle's windshield had been shot through with several bul ...Read More
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James Harry Hartley
February 7, 2023
Male
Sloan
NV
1954-03-13
1954-03-13
33
James Harry
Hartley
11/10/2025
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I've been following the James Hartley case and something that sticks out to me is his car being foun... ...Read More
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
