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Minutes before death-- New Orleans Patrolman Paul Persigo leans against a police car trying to spot a sniper at the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel

Creator:: Arnold, G. E.
Date:: January 10, 1973
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Parents of sniper-- Mrs. Nellie Essex and her husband, Mark Essex answer newsmen's questions during a news conference at the St. James Baptist Church : their son, Mark (Jimmy) Essex, was slain by police Sunday in a New Orleans shootout

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 11, 1973
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Pondering the big question-- New Orleans Police Superintendent Clarence Giarusso ponders the big question of if there was more than one sniper involved in the Howard Johnson's shootings : Giarrusso replied, I'm not satisfied either way

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 10, 1973
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Slain officers --three New Orleans police officers slain by a snipers bullets include, from left: Patrolman Philip Coleman, Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo and Patrolman Paul Persigo

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
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Sniper and officer's guns-- New Orleans arms identification officer Alex Vega holds the 44-magnum (left) used by the sniper and the shotgun used by Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo who was slain : note several bullet holes visible in the barrel of

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
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Identified as slain sniper - this is a high school yearbook photograph of Mark James Robert Essex, identified today as the sniper killed by police atop a New Orleans hotel Sunday

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: unknown
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