Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932

Title: Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created: December, 12, 1932
Date: 1932-12-12
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: 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, the Olsons 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.
Libbie and Albert Olson sit at a desk with Ben Silverman. A fireplace is behind the Olsons. A framed portrait and a painting sit on the mantle. A telephone is behind Silverman on an endtable. A deskpad stuffed with papers is on the desk, along with a fountain pen stand and inkpot. Silverman holds a pen and some documents in front of him as he talks to the Olsons. The men wear three piece suits and Libbie Olson wears a dark-colored skirt set with a light-colored wrap top edged in a darker color. She also wears a hat with a veil and dark leather gloves edged in a light color.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: L to R Mrs. Libby Olson, Albert Olson, Ben Silverman
Text on negative sleeve: Olson, I. Albert; Murder case 1932

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

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_6913
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cx704
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