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Helen Marion Karhu 1924 - 2008

Helen Marion Karhu of Torrance, Los Angeles County, California was born on December 15, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on November 10, 2008.
Helen Marion Karhu
Torrance, Los Angeles County, California 90505
December 15, 1924
November 10, 2008
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  • 12/15
    1924

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    December 15, 1924
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  • 11/10
    2008

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    November 10, 2008
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    Helen Marion Karhu lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1924, in the year that Helen Marion Karhu was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1947, Helen was 23 years old when on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.
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