Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson, with their son Gay Olson, Los Angeles, 1932

Title: Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson, with their son Gay Olson, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created: December 12, 1932
Date: 1932-12-12
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: A different photograph taken on the same occasion with Libbie and Albert Olson appears in "Murder Suspects Released: Bond Posted Pending Second Trial," Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec 1932: A8.
On October 8, 1932, Charles H. Scull was shot and killed. Libbie and Albert Olson were accused of murdering Scull over a potentially new will, which would remove the Olsons as primary beneficiaries. While originally found guilty, they appealed and a panel of judges determined the evidence presented was insufficient and ordered a new trial. In January 1933, they were acquitted.
The Olsons' clothes in this photograph are the same as those that appear in photographs printed with "New Chance Given in Murder Case," 13 Dec 1932: A8.
Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with their second son, Gay Olson (middle). Libbie Olson wears a dark skirt set with light colored wrap top, edged in a dark color. She also wears a veiled hat and dark leather gloves, edged in a light color, and carries a clutch purse. Gay wears a zippered jacket over a button up shirt and tie. Albert wears a three piece suit.
Caption: Text on negative sleeve: Olson, I. Albert; Murder case 1932
Handwritten on negative: Mrs. Olson, Gay Olson, & Albert Olson

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Olson, Libbie, b. 1884 or 85-1943
Olson, Ivan Albert, b. 1877 or 78-1952
Olson, Gay (Gay Frank), 1908-1985
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Families--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_6912
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cx6z4
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