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Serge A. Motti was convicted of murdering two Putnam County, New York, women in order to steal their dog in what was known as the "Kent kennel killings." Here, he is taken away to prison on a sunny day in 1979. Leica M-4, 50mm f1.2 Canon, Tri-X, D-76

As double-murderer Serge A. Motti is driven to prison, his lawyer talks to reporters, among them Adam J. Nagourney, who would later become chief political correspondent for The New York Times. Leica M-4, 50mm f1.2 Canon, Tri-X, D-76

Here is where the partially clad body of a 15-year-old girl was found one summer's day. She had disappeared the night before. Leica M-4, 90mm collapsible Elmar, Tri-X, D-76

This roadblock was set up in hope that someone had seen something that would lead police to the killer of a 15-year-old girl whose body had been found that day. Leica M-4, 50mm Summilux, Tri-X, D-76

Franklin Morrison, a stable hand at a local horse farm, was arrested. He told sheriff's deputies where he had buried the 15-year-old girl's clothing, but that evidence was thrown out -- deputies had continued to question him after he'd requested a lawyer. He was convicted anyway, of murder and rape. Leica M-4 with Vivitar strobe, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X

Convicted of rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl, Franklin Morrison heads off to begin a 35-years-to-life sentence. Leica M-4, 50mm Summilux, Tri-X, D-76

The weekend of January 27, 1979, was a busy one for newspeople in New York. Former governor and former vice president Nelson Rockefeller had died the night before, under titillating circumstances. Now, late Saturday night, there was word that a hijacked Boeing 747 was on the ground at Kennedy Airport. A passemger claimed that she had a bomb and would blow up the airplane unless she were allowed to talk with Charlton Heston. After several hours, the woman was grabbed by police. Her "bomb" turned out to be a bottle of perfume, brand unknown. Meanwhile, newsfolk waited. And waited. Olympus OM-1 with Rollei strobe, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

While the woman claiming to have a bomb and demding to see Charlton Heston was just a nutjob, relatives of passengers didn't know this and grew worried. So they were glad to see the passengers freed. Olympus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

Among the passengers aboard the Los Angeles-New York flight was actor Sam Jaffe, who as fate would have it had appeared with Charlton Heston in "Ben Hur." But the hijacker would settle for nothing less than Heston himself. Olympus OM-1 with Rollei strobe, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X