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The calendar may turn a page, but crime is a continuum.<\/p>\n

At 8:30 a.m. on October 31, 1968, forty-two-year-old Edward Weber let himself into the home of his employer at 3110 Laurel Canyon Boulevard. \u00a0As he always did, Edward entered the home through the kitchen door with his key . Once inside, he knew immediately that something was wrong.<\/p>\n

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Edward Weber [Photo courtesy LAPL]<\/p><\/div>Furniture was overturned in the living room and den, and there were what appeared to be bloodstains in at least three rooms in the house.\u00a0 When Edward entered the master bedroom he found the nude, bludgeoned body of his employer, actor and former silent film superstar, Ramon Novarro.<\/p>\n

\"\"The 69-year-old\u2019s face and torso showed unmistakable signs of a brutal beating. Edward phoned the police.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Police Department Lieutenant\u00a0 Lauritzen spoke to reporters, \u201cWe have no evidence yet of anything missing.\u00a0 Of course, this is a large house, and contains many valuable items.\u201d The lieutenant would not speculate on the weapon used in the murder. However, it was revealed that the blood at the scene was dry, indicating the crime was committed several hours before Edward made his sad discovery.<\/p>\n

The police were puzzled. Ramon had no known enemies and the house was not broken into. Ramon had likely known his killer.<\/p>\n

Ramon was smart with his money and invested in real estate. His residence on Laurel Canyon is impressive, but even more extraordinary is the home he owned in Los Feliz.\u00a0 In 1928, Ramon\u2019s then business manager Louis Samuel used money he embezzled from the actor to build his dream home.\u00a0 When Ramon discovered the theft, he took ownership of the place and hired Lloyd Wright (Frank\u2019s son) to design an expansion. It is an astonishing home and was owned and restored in the 1990s by Diane Keaton.<\/p>\n

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Ramon Novarro home in Los Feliz. Photo found at Archinect.com<\/p><\/div>\n

At the time of his murder Ramon was worth between $500k and $1M, giving police ample reason to wonder if money was the motive for the slaying.<\/p>\n

First, they would follow the trail of clues left behind at the scene. The most intriguing of them was bloody clothing, a man\u2019s denim shirt, pants and underwear, found discarded on a neighbor\u2019s fence 40 yards from the home.<\/p>\n

Ramon\u2019s cause of death was pending an autopsy. Police could only hope that between the results of the autopsy and the clues left at the scene they could find a killer.<\/p>\n

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NEXT TIME:<\/strong> \u00a0Extra detectives assigned to Ramon\u2019s brutal murder find important physical evidence belong to a killer, or killers. The case continues into 1969.<\/p>\n

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