Two investigating detectives going over scene of crime for the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Two investigating detectives going over scene of crime for the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Date Created

August 1928

Date

1928-08

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The two investigating detectives go over the scene of the crime where Kelley hid inside the closet of the maid's room in the Mellus household after murdering Myrtle Mellus. One detective (standing) holds a pistol and grabs onto the back collar of the other detective (crouching) who appears to be reaching for something inside the closet. There are many bloody fingerprints, stains, and smudges on the closet door. Possibly related to the article, "Newly Discovered Evidence Fastens Murder of Mrs. Mellus on Kelly, Investigators State: CLOTHING HELD LINK OF GUILT Dead Woman's Garments Found in Kitchen Body Taken Upstairs After Death, Officers Say Fingerprints Declared of Small Importance," Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 1928: A3.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Ederle, Gertrude. [Negative misfiled]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
glass plate negatives

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles