Hal Takaoka testifying on the witness stand about the murder of his sister, dancer Midi Takaoka. Judge Irvin Taplin was presiding. The dancer's throat was cut by her jilted lover, waiter Raymond Johnson. Johnson later was sentenced to life in prison.
Caption
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Takaoka, Myrtle; Taplin, Irvin, Judge; Takaoka, Hal; Takaoka, Mary.
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
