Murder suspect Fred Stettler, Captain Bert Wallis, and Det. Lt. Miles Ledletter, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Murder suspect Fred Stettler, Captain Bert Wallis, and Det. Lt. Miles Ledletter, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 21, 1936

Date

1936-02-21

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

25-year-old Swiss chauffeur Gottfried "Fred" Stettler is being held in suspicion of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Carl and Dorothea Barbour. Stettler was charged with two counts of murder, two counts of burglary, and one count of arson. The victims were found partially cremated in bed with their skulls smashed.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, “Dual Killing Quiz Grows,” Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 1936: 9
Three men stand before a doorway. From left to right: Gottfried "Fred" Stettler, Captain Bert Wallis, Detective Lieutenant Ledbetter.Det. Lt. Ledbetter holds the murder weapon in his hand.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Text from negative sleeve: 3841 ---- Fred Stettler, Capt Bert Wallis, Det Lt Ledbetter, clock murder case 2-21-36 [stamped:] [illegible date]
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R, Fred Stettler, Capt Bert Wallis, Det Lt Ledbetter 2/21/36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Wallis, Bert, 1880-1959
Stettler, Gottfried, b. 1911
Ledbetter, Miles, 1893-1972

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Chauffeurs--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles