HIV positive Joseph Markowski wearing mask flanked by sheriff wearing latex gloves in court in Los Angeles, Calif., 1987

Title: HIV positive Joseph Markowski wearing mask flanked by sheriff wearing latex gloves in court in Los Angeles, Calif., 1987
Photographer: Bessel, Larry
Date Created: July 11, 1987
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Joseph Markowski was charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of attempted poisoning for knowingly selling his HIV positive blood. The attempted murder charges were later dropped and he was acquitted of attempted poisoning in 1988.
Caption: Covered--Joseph Markowski, 29, who has tested positive for AIDS antibodies, wears mask, and sheriff's deputy wears gloves at Los Angeles Municipal Court hearing where Markowski was ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination. He has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly selling his blood and having sex despite the positive AIDS test.

Genre: news photographs
Subjects: Science
AIDS (Disease)--California--Los Angeles County
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Legal
People
Trials (Attempted murder)--California--Los Angeles
AIDS phobia--California
HIV-positive men--California--Los Angeles County
Blood donors--California--Los Angeles County
Names: Markowski, Joseph, 1958-1990
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclalat_1429_b3845_305467-1
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002q82g
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