Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer showing police the place where he buried his wife's body after murdering her, South Gate, October 26, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Former Marine Nelson D. Boyer showing police the place where he buried his wife's body after murdering her, South Gate, October 26, 1937

Date Created

October 26, 1937

Date

1937-10-26

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

22-year-old ex-marine Nelson D. Boyer (center, hatless) with policemen at the site where he buried the body of his 42-year-old wife, Dorothy Doane Boyer. Boyer confessed to hitting his wife over the head with a dumbell on August 1, almost two months ago. Boyer said he was tired of his wife's nagging and that she would not allow him to divorce her. Boyer confessed to having premeditated the murder.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Boyer, Nelson D.; Scene at Grave of Dorothy Doane Boyer: Capt. Bill P. Penprase, Willard Killian and Willard D. Bretz.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Nelson D. Boyer, Dorothy Doane Nelson [???]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Boyer, Nelson D.

Location

South Gate (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Investigation--California--South Gate
Spouses--California--South Gate
Night--California--South Gate
Police--California--South Gate
Digging--California--South Gate
Crime
Disaster
Homicides--California--South Gate
War
Graves--California--South Gate