Deputy District Attorney J. Miller Leavy holding a police document regarding Barbara Graham's murder of Mabel Monahan, Los Angeles, 1959

Item Overview

Title: Deputy District Attorney J. Miller Leavy holding a police document regarding Barbara Graham's murder of Mabel Monahan, Los Angeles, 1959
Photographer: Kelly, Wayne F.
Date Created: March 3, 1959
Date: 1959-03-03
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily Mirror
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: PROVES POINT IN BARBARA GRAHAM CONTROVERSY - Dept. Dist. Atty. J. Miller Leavy holds document proving Barbara Graham, executed murderess, was right-handed - a key point on the controversial movie "I Want to Live." Film contends she couldn't have pistol-whipped her victim, Mrs. Mabel Monahan, because she was left-handed. Leavy holds arrest papers (enlarged in inset) in which the Graham woman stated she was right-handed.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 10 x 12.5 cm
Medium: b & w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Names: Monahan, Mabel, 1888-1953
Leavy, J. Miller, 1905-1995
Graham, Barbara, 1923-1955
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Evidence, Criminal
People
Legal
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles County

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