Double Indemnity: The Real-Life Murder That Inspired a Crime Noir Classic
The ‘Dumb-Bell’ Murder changed noir history.
By
Robert Walsh | Published Oct 24, 2017
- Photo Credit: Murderpedia and Wikimedia Commons
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- The police carrying out Albert Snyder's bodyPhoto Credit: Murderpedia
![double indemnity]( "Henry Judd Gray, the lawyer, and Ruth Snyder")
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- Henry Judd Gray, their lawyer, and Ruth SnyderPhoto Credit: Murderpedia
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![double indemnity]( "Ruth Snyder")
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- Tom Howard's picture of the execution of Ruth Snyder in the electric chair at Sing SingPhoto Credit: Wikimedia Commons
![double indemnity]( "Double Indemnity")
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- Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity"Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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