Genevieve Witherall 1931

 Oct 17, 1931.

Genevieve Witherall. 

Police conducted an investigation into the deaths of Robert Robinson, 32, and Genevieve Witherell, also known as "Jerry" Raymond, 28, both of whom were found deceased in the penthouse quarters of Robinson, a janitor, atop the Luckenbach Building at 318 South Hill Street, Los Angeles. Authorities suspected that the pair had quarreled during a drunken party, leading to Robinson killing Genevieve before turning the gun on himself. The grim discovery was made by C.R. Lion, a resident of the Luckenbach Building, who had gone to Robinson's rooftop apartment to listen to a radio program. When Robinson did not answer the door, Lion forced it open and found both bodies sprawled on the floor.

Genevieve had been shot three times in the body, while Robinson had fired a single bullet into his own head. A .38 caliber revolver was found near Robinson’s body, and he was still holding the remains of a half-smoked cigar in his left hand. Scattered across the room were several broken glasses and empty whiskey bottles, suggesting that the couple had been drinking heavily before the tragic events unfolded. Detective Lieutenant Sanderson, leading the police homicide squad, confirmed these details. The bodies were later transported to the county morgue for further examination.

Genevieve Witherell, who lived at 713 South Ward Street in Compton, was born on December 11, 1905, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Luther and Mabel Witherell. She had been married twice, first to Albert Jerome Raymond in Littleton, Colorado, on April 23, 1921, and later to Leo Anton Ackerman in Vancouver, Washington, on June 26, 1926. She was the mother of three children: twin daughters Dorothy and Vivienne, born in 1922, and a son, Albert, born in 1923. Genevieve died on October 16, 1931, in Los Angeles and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Compton, Los Angeles County, California.

Robert O. Robinson, born around 1898, also died on October 16, 1931, in Los Angeles. His death marked the end of the tragic incident in the Luckenbach Building, where the aftermath of a violent argument and excessive drinking left two lives lost.