Martin A. Leach, shooting victim, Los Angeles, 1927

Description: Portrait photograph of Martin A. Leach wearing a three piece double breasted suit.
This photograph appears in "Frenzied Man's Life Savings Gone; Fires Shot at Promoter," Los Angeles Times, 07 Dec 1927: A2.
Martin A. Leach was the president of the Leach Biltwell Motor Car Company and the head of the Pacific Southwest Loan and Mortgage Corporation and the National Loan Company. He was shot in his office by Louis Richert, one of his investors. He was previously arrested for fraud but the charges were dismissed, but then was later again arrested for fraud for selling worthless mortgage notes. He was convicted in 1933 and finally incarcerated in 1938 after hiding for five years.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Martin A. Leach
Text on negative sleeve: Leach, Martin A.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_5456
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