Trying to obtain information on the 1963 murder of Leon Tatelman in the district

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Trying to obtain information on the 1963 murder of Leon Tatelman in the district of columbia?

I am also trying to find the names of his surviving releatives or friends that I may contact for information.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: His widow just died a few years ago. Here's a copy of her obituary, which includes the names and hometowns of her 2 children from her marriage to Leon:

Hazel Virginia Tatelman Office Administrator

Hazel Virginia Tatelman, 84, who was an office administrator in the Joint Chiefs of Staff office for 23 years until retiring in 1986, died of complications from pneumonia May 13 at her daughter's home in Annandale.

She was born in Norfolk and moved to Washington, where she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1938 and Strayer Business College in 1940.

After graduation, Mrs. Tatelman worked as an accountant and supervised store managers in the family cleaner business. Her father, Walker D. Howard, founded Howard's Cleaners, with more than 200 locations across Washington and the southeastern United States from the 1930s to the 1960s.

In 1941, she married James L. Jacobson and moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. Her husband died in 1948, and she returned with her two children to the family business.

She married again in 1951 and moved to Arlington County, where she lived in the same house for nearly 30 years. Her husband, car salesman Leon Tatelman, died in 1963.

That year, Mrs. Tatelman began working as an office administrator at the Pentagon in the Joint Chiefs of Staff office. She retired in 1986.

She was a member of Clarendon Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and Bible study classes and sang in the choir.

After retirement, Mrs. Tatelman moved to Marietta, Ga., where she became a member and part-time day-care provider at Johnson Ferry Baptist, Eastside Baptist and Sewell Mill Baptist churches, all in Marietta. She also volunteered at the election polls.

In 2002, Mrs. Tatelman moved back to Virginia to live with her daughter, Brenda, while recuperating from a rare tumor.

Survivors include two children from her first marriage, Bonita Jean Mitchell of St. Petersburg and James L. Jacobson of Annandale; two children from her second marriage, Robert Tatelman of Vienna and Brenda Steele of Annandale; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Washington Post, Monday, May 24, 2004; Page B07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn...

For more detailed information, pull the Washington Post from 1963 and find the articles of the murder. There are several sources for this, but your local library should be able to order the films through Interlibrary Loan if they have a decent network in your state.

The alternative (albeit a little more expensive, but very quick) is to buy the articles from the Washington Post archives. Here's what they have:

75. Obituary 10 -- No Title
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 12, 1963; B5;

76. Salesman Is Sought in Murder
By Helen Dewar Staff Reporter; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 12, 1963; A1;

77. Obituary 6 -- No Title
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 13, 1963; B4;

78. Tips Lead Nowhere In Arlington Slaying
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 13, 1963; B1;

79. Suspect Is Captured In Salesman's Killing
By Richard Homan Staff Reporter; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 14, 1963; A3;

80. 3 Escapees Await Action In New York
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 15, 1963; D3;

81. Police Delay Linked to Murder Case
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 16, 1963; D8;

82. Rollins Is Undergoing Mental Tests in N.Y.
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 22, 1963; B12;

83. Suspect in Slaying of Car Salesman Is Ordered Held in $100,000 Bond
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jun 30, 1963; B4;

84. Slaying Suspect To Take Tests
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jul 2, 1963; B2;

85. St. Elizabeths Trio Faces New Charges
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jul 9, 1963; B2;

86. Mental Tests of Suspect Conflict
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Mar 5, 1964; E3;

87. Page Print Correction
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Mar 6, 1964; B3;

88. Obituary 4 -- No Title
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); May 9, 1964; C5;

89. Rollins Indicted In Fatal Robbery
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jun 9, 1964; B1;

93. FBI Agent Assailed at Slaying Trial
By Lee Lescaze Washington Post Staff Writer; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jan 20, 1965; C16;

94. Psychiatrist Says Suspect 'Disordered'
By Lee Lescaze Washington Post Staff Writer; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jan 22, 1965; C9;

95. Rollins Case Goes to Jury In Arlington
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jan 27, 1965; B11;

96. Rollins Gets Life for Slaying
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Jan 28, 1965; B7;

97. Obituary 7 -- No Title
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Apr 24, 1965; B4;

98. Obituary 4 -- No Title
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Apr 25, 1965; B11;

99. Tear Gas Used As Murderer Bucks Transfer
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Aug 25, 1965; B5;

100. Arlington Killer Appeals, Cites Improper Search
The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Oct 5, 1966; B6;

101. Murderer Loses His Last Appeal
By Katharine Gresham Washington Post Staff Writer; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Apr 28, 1967; A3;

You can search the archive here: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpo...

You can also purchase the articles at the same place.

Good luck...hope it helps...