Convicted kidnappers, Luella Pearl Hammer and E. H. Van Dorn at trial, Los Angeles, 1933

Title: Convicted kidnappers, Luella Pearl Hammer and E. H. Van Dorn at trial, Los Angeles, 1933
Date Created: [between February and April 1933]
Date: 1933-02/1933-04
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Howard Van Dorn eventually confessed to kidnapping, leading to the convictions of both he and Luella Pearl Hammer. Both received life sentences. Hammer was unsuccessful in her plea of insanity.
Photograph was taken during the trial of Luella Pearl Hammer and Howard Von Dorn, who were charged with the kidnapping of Mary B Skeele, wife of a USC professor.
Also Photographed to the right could be Luella Hammer's defense attorney, however Hammer had multiple attorneys throughout the duration of the trial and definite identification cannot be established.
Caption: Handwrotten on negative: Luella Pearl Hammer, Howard Von Dorn
Text on negative sleeve: Hammer, Luella Pearl Kidnap Case

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Hammer, Luella Pearl, 1895-1990
Van Dorn, E. H., (Earl Howard), b. 1893
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_5120
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cv35w
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Rights Country: US
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