Edward Sands
Edward F Sands worked as Taylor’s valet prior to his current valet, Henry Peavey. A known embezzler and forger, Sands was also a serial deserter from the the U.S. military. In the summer of 1921, while Taylor was in Europe, Sands forged his name on the movie director’s cheques and wrecked his car. Shortly after the murder, Sands disappeared and was never seen again.
One theory suggests that Sands knew about Taylor’s past life as William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, antique dealer and wife deserter, and was blackmailing him. As with Henry Peavey, one is tempted to ask why did Taylor employ such a person in the first place?
Hannah Howe 