Detective Eugene Bechtel searches the property of William Spinelli, Los Angeles, 1938

Title: Detective Eugene Bechtel searches the property of William Spinelli, Los Angeles, 1938
Photographer: Arnott, Andrew Hugh, 1905-1985
Date Created: December 20, 1938
Date: 1938-12-20
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: A similar photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Clues Point to Ax Murder," Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec 1938: 6.
William Spinelli is held under suspicion of murdering his wife of almost 30 years with an axe due to copious amounts of blood found in their home as well as bone fragments found in their driveway.
Detective Bechtel is crouched down sifting through dirt.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Det. Lt. Gene Bechtel 12/20/38
Text from negative sleeve: 15237 - Wm Spinelli Det Lt Gene Bechtel Spinelli. Murder TIMES PHOTO BY ANDREW H. ARNOTT 12-23-38 [stamped:] Jan 16 1939

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Bechtel, Eugene, 1895-1975
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.069150
Latitude: -118.267820
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_11966
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002h8tsc
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
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