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Description:: Barbara Graham, Jack Santo, and Emmett Perkins were convicted of the murder of Mabel Monahan in 1953, during a robbery attempt in her home, and were executed two years later.
Date:: August 31, 1953
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Big Apples Produced at Oceanside," Los Angeles Times, 08 Nov 1925: J6.
Date:: November 8, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Watchman Roland Dewitt Seal sitting in a chair. Seal was a witness at the trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, who was suspected of killing his wife Doris Dazey in 1935. Mrs. Dazey was found dead in the garage, apparently the victim of monoxide poisoning. Dr. Dazey was accused of boasting about pulling off the "perfect crime," referring to the murder of his wife. Seal had never met Dazey, but he testified to seeing Dr. Dazey carrying a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. At the trial Seal also admitted to giving a ficticious name when attempting to purchase a revolver he said he needed to protect himself from Dazey. Seal was given two years probation for this.
Date:: between December 4, 1939 and February 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Watchman Roland Dewitt Seal sitting in a chair. Seal was a witness at the trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, who was suspected of killing his wife Doris Dazey in 1935. Mrs. Dazey was found dead in the garage, apparently the victim of monoxide poisoning. Dr. Dazey was accused of boasting about pulling off the "perfect crime," referring to the murder of his wife. Seal had never met Dazey, but he testified to seeing Dr. Dazey carrying a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. At the trial Seal also admitted to giving a ficticious name when attempting to purchase a revolver he said he needed to protect himself from Dazey. Seal was given two years probation for this.
Date:: between December 4, 1939 and February 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Taken at grand jury investigation into death of film actress Thelma Todd. Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Priester was Todd’s friend. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: [December, 1935 - January, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: A similar photograph of Rolf McPherson in the same attire is appears in the photo spread titled, "Evangelist's Son, in Los Angeles, Believes His Mother is Dead," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jun. 1926: A12
Date:: [circa June, 1926]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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