In 1942, photographer I. Russell Sorgi followed a police car to the Genesee Hotel, where Mary Miller sat on an eighth-floor ledge.
“I snatched my camera from the car and took two quick shots as she seemed to hesitate. … As quickly as possible, I shoved the exposed film into the case and reached for a fresh holder. I no sooner had pulled the slide out and got set for another shot than she waved to the crowd below and pushed herself into space. Screams and shows burst from the horrified onlookers as her body plummeted toward the street. I took a firm grip on myself, waited until the woman passed the second or third story, and then shot.”
