Portrait of Jacob Denton, with 2 women and a man, copy print made 1920-1921
- Description:
- Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
- Date:
- [between 1920-1921]
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection