Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Title: Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created: February 23, 1940
Date: 1940-02-23
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, who was accused of murdering their 5 year old daugther. Charles Hardaker went before a jury and Police Judge Paul G. McIver to testify about his wife's mental state. He told of many quarrels, seperations, and suicide attempts. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Caption: Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Charles Hardaker on witness stand.
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Hardaker, Charles
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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