Notebook belonging to kidnapper and murderer William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Item Overview

Title

Notebook belonging to kidnapper and murderer William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Date Created

[1927 or 1928]

Date

1927/1928

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman Makes His Plea Today: Murderer Expected to Offer Insanity Excuse," 3 Jan. 1928: A2.
Photograph of a “Golden Rule” notebook belonging to William Edward Hickman. Hickman kidnapped for ransom and murdered Marion Parker, aged 12. The notebook was retrieved after Hickman's capture in Echo, Oregon, and was investigated to ascertain whether Hickman had a female accomplice in Parker’s kidnapping. It is not clear whether the notebook was photographed in 1927 or 28. Hickman was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward. Murderer.
Text on notebook cover: Golden Rule. Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Unto You. Junior Note Book No. V 25. Property of [handwritten:] Gustavius Stiennioultzer [?] [printed:] Address [handwritten:] 3618 Bolshevik Boulevard [printed:] School [handwritten:] Trosky Lenine Reg Institute. [The Alphabet is written in upper and lower case at top, cover verso.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

forensic photographs
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
notebooks

Names

Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
Parker, Marion, 1915-1927

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Homicides--California--Los Angeles