Betty Singh was murdered on January 21, 1958. Betty lived with her husband, Nanjo Singh, a former professional wrestler, in an apartment above the bar they operated together. Their marriage had a troubled history. Seven years earlier, Betty had fled to her mother's home after allegedly suffering a severe beating by Nanjo. She remained there for two months before reconciling with him, but her mother, Mary DiPede, eventually lost contact with her and had not seen her daughter in five years. On the evening of January 20, bartender James Howarth was working downstairs when he heard repeated banging noises coming from the Singhs' apartment. At approximately 11:30pm, Nanjo appeared in the bar wearing only his underclothes and told Howarth, "I'm in trouble. I think she's dead." He instructed the bartender to close the establishment and accompany him upstairs, where Betty lay severely injured. Despite this, police were not contacted that night. The following morning, Nanjo claimed that he had slept through the night and discovered Betty lying on the kitchen floor around 9am. Rather than immediately seeking help, he waited several hours before visiting a physician, who arrived at the apartment and summoned police. Investigators found Betty dead, her face badly swollen and her head covered in extensive injuries. Bloodstains were discovered throughout the apartment, and there were no signs of forced entry. Nanjo's account quickly unraveled. Howarth's testimony contradicted his claim of having slept through the night, while investigators discovered blood on Nanjo's clothing. He was arrested and charged with his wife's murder. During the April 1958 trial, Betty's mother testified about the violence her daughter had previously endured. She also described visiting the morgue, where Betty's face was so badly disfigured that she could identify her only by a small scar on her wrist. When asked why she had not seen Betty for five years, Mary pointed toward Nanjo and declared, "He wouldn't let me see her." Detective William Hipple testified that Nanjo had subsequently admitted killing Betty during questioning about threats he had allegedly made following his release on bail. According to Hipple, Nanjo had expressed jealousy and resentment over money before acknowledging that he had lied to investigators. He reportedly told the detective, "I didn't mean to kill her. I blacked out." When Nanjo took the witness stand, he offered a different explanation, claiming that he had discovered Betty with another man and accidentally collided with her while attempting to stop the stranger from escaping. He insisted that he had fallen on top of Betty and that her injuries were accidental. During his testimony, Nanjo became visibly distressed and collapsed, forcing the judge to call a recess. On April 23, 1958, the jury found Nanjo guilty of second-degree murder. His request for a new trial was denied, and on November 14, he was sentenced to four to eight years in prison. He later returned to professional wrestling in Canada. Betty was 37 years old. She is buried under her maiden name, Elizabeth Kowal. Today, her headstone lies fallen from its base. #TrueCrime #BettySingh #ElizabethKowal #NanjoSingh #domesticviolence - @famousgraveco