http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/heiress-murdered-husband-candelabra-bedroom-twisted-sex-crime-captivated-new-york-1943-article-1.1134922
A few juicy tidbits:
The father, Burton, was a hard-partying man who had a succession of handsome young men as his "protegees." He died in his 40's.
Lonergan, evidently a switch hitter, was classified 4F in the US for his homosexuality, but was accepted into the RCAF.
Mrs. Lonergan was also a hard partier who took lovers, including an Italian designer who liked to entertain married women with souffles and salads.
She was in the process of divorcing him, but when Lonergan showed up on leave to see his son, one thing lead to another and they ended up in bed. Something went terribly wrong, however, because he ended up with bite marks on his gentleman sausage and she eneded up with a candelabra in her skull.
The kid reached the age of majority, changed his name to Burton and got all of granddad's money.
So things are about the same in NYC!