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Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd is extradited to Phoenix Arizona, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd is extradited to Phoenix, Arizona to stand trial for the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. She is seated in the front passenger seat of an automobile beside Phoenix Sheriff James R. McFadden. The car is in the basement of the Hall of Justice, at 211 W. Temple Street. Phoenix jail matron Jewell Jordan, is in the back seat. Reported in: "SLAYER BEGINS PHOENIX TRIP: Mrs. Judd Pleased as Long Auto Ride Begins Two Cars Carry Officials; Husband Follows Lengthy Conference Held in Jail With Lawyer," Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 1931: A1.
Date:
October 29, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd is extradited to Phoenix Arizona, Los Angeles, 1931

Detectives in a room at the La Vina Sanatorium, where murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd hid, Altadena, 1931

Description:
Two police detectives conduct an investigation in a room at the La Vina Sanatorium where Winnie Ruth Judd stayed while hiding from the police after her arrival in Los Angeles. She was being sought in connection with the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona.
Date:
October 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Detectives in a room at the La Vina Sanatorium, where murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd hid, Altadena, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 08-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 08-recto, 1931

Dr. W. C. Judd, Carolina Judd, and Burton J. McKinnell during questioning at the police station, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
The husband, sister-in-law and brother of murder suspect, Winnie Ruth Judd, at the police station being questioned. From left, Dr. W. C. Judd, Carolina Judd, and Burton J. McKinnell. They were questioned while Winnie Ruth Judd was being sought for the murders of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson.
Date:
October 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dr. W. C. Judd, Carolina Judd, and Burton J. McKinnell during questioning at the police station, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up. Immediately to the right are defense council members Richard Cantillon (L) and Louis Russill (R). Chief Detective Joseph Taylor (center) wears a hat. Reported in "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 01-verso, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 01-verso, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 02-verso, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 02-verso, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd with Lieutenant Detective Joseph Taylor and Dr. W. C. Judd outside of a holding cell, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
From left: Winnie Ruth Judd, her husband W. C. Judd and Detective Joseph Taylor, on the day she turned herself in and was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. They are standing outside of a holding cell at a police station.
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd with Lieutenant Detective Joseph Taylor and Dr. W. C. Judd outside of a holding cell, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. The head of Caroline Judd, sister-in-law of Winnie Ruth Judd, is visible directly behind Louis Russill. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 8-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 8-recto, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 03-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 03-recto, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, with Dr. W. C. Judd and Paul Schenck at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd with her husband Dr. W. C. Judd (left), and her attorney Paul Schenck, after she turned herself in. They are at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital where she had a bullet wound in her hand treated (1335 Georgia Street).
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, with Dr. W. C. Judd and Paul Schenck at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 09-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 09-recto, 1931

Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd in court before her extradition, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
In a courtroom at the Hall of Justice, Winnie Ruth Judd is seated at a table with her attorney, Paul Schenck, standing behind her on the right. Photo appears with the article: "SLAYER BEGINS PHOENIX TRIP: Mrs. Judd Pleased as Long Auto Ride Begins Two Cars Carry Officials; Husband Follows Lengthy Conference Held in Jail With Lawyer," Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 1931: A1.
Date:
October 29, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd in court before her extradition, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. Caroline Judd, sister-in-law of Winnie Ruth Judd, is behind Louis Russill (3rd from left). A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and with the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and with the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Present are, from left: Louis Russill, defense council, husband Dr. W. C. Judd, Winnie Ruth Judd, Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, and Richard Cantillon, defense council. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd with Dr. W. C. Judd and Paul Schenck at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd with her husband Dr. W. C. Judd (left), and her attorney Paul Schenck, after she turned herself in. They are at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital where she had a bullet wound in her hand treated (1335 Georgia Street).
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd with Dr. W. C. Judd and Paul Schenck at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 07-verso, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 07-verso, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 07-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 07-recto, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 05-verso, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 05-verso, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 06-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 06-recto, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 08-verso 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 08-verso 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Photo appears with the article: "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1.
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, surrenders, Los Angeles, 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, with husband Dr. W. C. Judd and reporters at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd after she turned herself in. They are at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital where she had a bullet wound in her hand treated (1335 Georgia Street). Photograph appears with article "MISSING KEY WITNESS FOUND: Phoenix Girl in Hiding to Avoid Publicity Deputy Prosecutor Questions Many in Slaying Preparations Made for Trunk Murder Inquest," Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 1931: 9.
Date:
October 23, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, with husband Dr. W. C. Judd and reporters at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1931

Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd escorted by Sheriff James McFadden, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Group assembled on the day that Winnie Ruth Judd was extradited to Phoenix to stand trial for the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. From the left: a reporter with two men behind him, in the central group Los Angeles Sheriff William Traeger, two unidentified men, Phoenix Sheriff James McFadden holding the arm of Winnie Ruth Judd, an unidentified man, Phoenix jail matron Jewell Jordan, and two unidentified men.
Date:
October 29, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd escorted by Sheriff James McFadden, Los Angeles, 1931

Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 04-recto, 1931

Description:
One page of a seventeen page handwritten document that reads as a confession of Winnie Ruth Judd to the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson in Phoenix, Arizona in October 1931. According to the Los Angeles times article, the police believed that it was written by Ms. Judd. However, Ms. Judd denied writing it. The document was found in the women's restroom of a Department store in Los Angeles on October 24, 1931, the day after Ms. Judd turn herself in to the police. The text of the note is provided in this article "WRITTEN TRUNK MURDER CONFESSION DISCOVERED: Document Assertedly by Mrs. Judd Found in Store Wash Room; Authenticity Denied," Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 1931: 1
Date:
October 21-24, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Purported handwritten confession by murder suspect Winnie Ruth Judd, page 04-recto, 1931