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Hazel Thornton

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Hazel Thornton was working as a telecommunications engineer in Pasadena, California in 1993 when she was summoned to jury duty. She served for 7 months as Juror #9 on the 1st Menendez brothers' murder trial, which ended with two hung juries. Her 1995 book, Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror, was republished in 2018 with updated material.

She is now a retired professional organizer and active genealogist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her 2021 book, What's a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy, will help you tell the stories of your photos, family, and things at your choice of effort level. Her 2023 book, Go With the Flow! The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook, will help clutter FLOW right out of your home, office, ...more

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	Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror 3.90 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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What’s in a name? (family naming patterns)

Who (or what) were you named after? I was named for my paternal grandmother, Hazel Islery Clay Thornton, the “bathing beauty” on the cover of my book What’s a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy. My mom was named for her maternal grandmother, and my dad was a Junior.

Why are family naming patterns important?

I love family naming patterns as much as I love family resemblance

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