Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s
Item Overview
- Title
- Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s
- Date Created
- between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
- Date
- 1940-02-05/1941-04-20
- Publisher
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Collection
- Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Notes
- Description
- Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (right) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
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news photographs
cellulose nitrate film - Names
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Pianezzi, Peter
Freedman, Nathan O., b. 1891 or 2
Bruneman, George Les (Leslie), 1897-1937 - Location
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
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Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Shootings--California--Los Angeles
Gangs--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
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- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Rights Holder
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- Rights Country
- US
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
- License
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