Murder suspect Robert S. James smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title
Murder suspect Robert S. James smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created
[circa May 1936]
Date
1936-05
Publisher
Los Angeles Daily News
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Notes
Description
"Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper in his jail cell. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Caption
Text from original nitrate sleeve: James, Robert S.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Robert S. James

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Medium
b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names
James, Robert S.
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image
Subjects
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Media

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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