Subject: Disaster / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Names: Wright, Helen / Subject: Youth - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Description:: Helen Wright, three-year-old daughter of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace in his home, he was eventually let off on an insanity plea. Wright's brother, Dr. Herbert Wright, sought custody of Helen and planned to take her back to his home in Cleveland. Paul Wright agreed that it would be best for his daughter to be removed from the aftermath of the tragedy and it was said that he was more concerned about the well-being of Helen, than his own welfare.
Date:: November 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives