Thirteen-point fingerprint comparison purported to belong to William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Title: Thirteen-point fingerprint comparison purported to belong to William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28
Date Created: [1927 or 1928]
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Two photographs placed side-by-side, each displaying an enlarged right fingerprint. Thirteen-points of comparison are drawn on each image. The prints were believed to belong to William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year old Marion Parker in December of 1927.
Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, "Accused Slayer's Abode Gives Evidence of Hurried Departure: Hickman's Finger-Prints Found in Apartment," 21 Dec. 1927: 3.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward

Genre: forensic photographs
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Fingerprints
Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Names: Parker, Marion, 1915-1927
Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_10435
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hbdbr
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Rights Holder: UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .