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Alderman at a local radio station on October 15, 1938. He forced the pianist to drive him to his former wife at gunpoint. Etting and Edith Snyder, his daughter, were in the house when Snyder and Alderman arrived. When Snyder was told Edith was in another part of the house, he
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article about the 1930s, where he claimed the stories about his mob connections were untrue. Snyder said he worked for a song publisher and that he knew various celebrities through that work.
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Snyder said he was 44 years old at his attempted murder trial in 1938.
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686:"Ruth Etting's Husband Shot By Her Former Mate, Moe Snyder"
1164:"Alderman is Ready to Drop Prosecution Against Moe Snyder"
301:"Ruth Etting: Chicago's Sweetheart and L.A.'s Little Lady"
996:. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 17, 1938 – via
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32:(December 6, 1893 – November 9, 1981), commonly known as
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A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers
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office in 1972. In 1975, Snyder was interviewed for a
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1194:"Ruth Etting: They Called Her Chicago's Sweetheart"
367:"Ruth Etting: They Called Her Chicago's Sweetheart"
1107:"Verdict Reversed In Ruth Etting, Snyder Conflict"
1021:. The San Bernardino County Sun. December 16, 1938
448:. Chicago Tribune. September 25, 1978. p. 11
64:. His second wife was the singer and entertainer
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446:"'Chicago's Sweetheart' Ruth Etting Dies at 82"
299:Damuth, Laura; Breckhill, Anita (Winter 2000).
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482:"Stage-Air Star Retires From Shows, Matrimony"
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537:"What's New On Radio Row"
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