Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Item Overview

Title

Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Date Created

between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Schwuchow, Walter- Dr. and Mrs. (parents of Mrs. Geo. Dazey, murdered); Dazey, George -Dr.; Murphy, F.E. -Dep. Sheriff; Dazey, Walter Kendall; Dazey, Dorcas -Mrs.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. Dorcas DazeyDr. George Dazey

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Legal
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles

Names

Dazey, George K.
Dazey, Dorcas

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image