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The Independent UK
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Isabel Keane

San Francisco socialites mysteriously found dead in running car by the side of the highway, police say

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A pair of prominent San Francisco socialites was found dead inside their car not far from Lake Shasta along Interstate 5, authorities said - (AFP/Getty)

A pair of prominent San Francisco socialites, known for being longtime patrons of the arts, were found dead in a running car on the side of a highway, police said.

Judith Sheldon, 84, daughter of the filmmaker William Wyler, and her husband, Wylie Sheldon, 86, were found inside their Jeep Compass on the shoulder of Interstate 5 approaching Lake Shasta by a California Highway Patrol Officer Monday night, SFGate reported.

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