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Courtroom scene from the "white flame" murder trial, where Paul A. Wright is accused of the murders of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, 1938

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Courtroom scene from the "white flame" murder trial where Paul A. Wright is accused of murdering his wife and best friend after finding them in an embrace. Wright's lawyer, Jerry Giesler, eventually won his client's freedom with a temporary insanity defense
Date:
between January 13 and February 15, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Courtroom scene from the "white flame" murder trial, where Paul A. Wright is accused of the murders of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, 1938

Coroner's jury at the inquest for Paul A. Wright, accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

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Coroner's jury at the inquest for Paul A. Wright. Wright is accused of the murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair in a fit of "white hot rage" after finding them in an embrace in his home. After the inquest, complaints were signed against Wright for the two deaths. A trial, called the "white flame" trial by the press, followed in which Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler.
Date:
November 12, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Coroner's jury at the inquest for Paul A. Wright, accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler during a trial in which Wright is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937-February 1938

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Airline official Paul A. Wright (standing right) with his attorney Jerry Giesler. Wright confessed to the double murder of his wife, Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright said he shot the pair after finding them in an embrace in his home. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea
Date:
between November 9, 1937 and February 16, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler during a trial in which Wright is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937-February 1938

Jury selected for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

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Jury chosen for the Paul A. Wright “white flame” murder trial, in which Wright was tried for killing his wife Evelyn McBride Wright and best friend John B. Kimmel after finding the two in an embrace on a piano bench in his home. Jurors are: (back row left to right) Mary E. Smith, Joseph M. Stokes, Jesse C. Harriman, Alice M. Wheatley, Ruth R. Birkelund, Benjamin E. Erb and Abe Schwarz. (front row left to right) Zelda Eliot, Frank W. Akers, Carl Miller, William H. Foster, William A. Dessert, Jacob Gold and Edith W. Gale.
Date:
January 18, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jury selected for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the Paul A. Wright "white flame" double murder trial. During the trial Meredith recounted transporting Evelyn Wright and Johnny Kimmel, wife and best friend of Paul A. Wright, from the Wright residence to the hospital on the night of their murders. Paul A. Wright is accused of shooting the two after allegedly finding them in an embrace on a piano bench in his home.
Date:
January 24, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Paul A. Wright and his father J.J. Wright at the trial where Paul A. Wright is charged with the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November, 1937

Description:
Dentist J.J. Wright (left) arrives to support his son Paul A. Wright, who is on trial for the double murder of his wife, Evelyn Wright and best friend John B. Kimmel. Paul A. Wright confessed to shooting the pair when he found them in an embrace in his home. The trial was named the "white flame" trial by the press. Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his attorney Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 11, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Paul A. Wright and his father J.J. Wright at the trial where Paul A. Wright is charged with the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November, 1937

Coroner Frank Nance listens to a testimony from Leona Navy at the Paul A. Wright inquest, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Description:
Coroner Frank Nance listens to a testimony from Leona Navy at the Paul A. Wright inquest. Navy is a maid who lives in the home of Wright. Wright is accused of the murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair in a fit of "white hot rage" after finding them in an embrace in his home. After the inquest, complaints were signed against Wright for the two deaths. A trial, called the "white flame" trial by the press, followed in which Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler.
Date:
November 12, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Coroner Frank Nance listens to a testimony from Leona Navy at the Paul A. Wright inquest, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Jury selected for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Jury chosen for the Paul A. Wright “white flame” murder trial, in which Wright was tried for killing his wife Evelyn McBride Wright and best friend John B. Kimmel after finding the two in an embrace on a piano bench in his home. Jurors are: (back row left to right) Mary E. Smith, Joseph M. Stokes, Jesse C. Harriman, Alice M. Wheatley, Ruth R. Birkelund, Benjamin E. Erb and Abe Schwarz. (front row left to right) Zelda Eliot, Frank W. Akers, Carl Miller, William H. Foster, William A. Dessert, Jacob Gold and Edith W. Gale.
Date:
January 18, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jury selected for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the Paul A. Wright "white flame" double murder trial. During the trial Meredith recounted transporting Evelyn Wright and Johnny Kimmel, wife and best friend of Paul A. Wright, from the Wright residence to the hospital on the night of their murders. Paul A. Wright is accused of shooting the two after allegedly finding them in an embrace on a piano bench in his home.
Date:
January 24, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ambulance driver Harry T. Meredith on the witness stand during the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938