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Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

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Mr. Carl Miller, center, paper box worker and resident of Bell, California. Miller is photographed serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 16, 1938]
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:
Prominent Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler photographed addressing the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938.

Mrs. Alice M. Wheatley, a juror on the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mrs. Alice M. Wheatley, facing front, serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mrs. Alice M. Wheatley, a juror on the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Defense attorney Jerry Giesler, in court during murder trial of Paul A. Wright, circa February 1938

Description:
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler stands before the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler, in court during murder trial of Paul A. Wright, circa February 1938

Defense attorney Jerry Giesler, in court during murder trial of Paul A. Wright, circa February 1938

Description:
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler photographed standing next to the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[circa February, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler, in court during murder trial of Paul A. Wright, circa February 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.A map is visible in the background detailing the scene of the crime.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Mrs. Mary E. Smith, an alternate juror on the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mrs. Mary E. Smith of Alhambra, serving as an alternate juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mrs. Mary E. Smith, an alternate juror on the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:
Perominent Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler photographed addressing the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.Defendant Paul A. Wright is pictured at far left.
Date:
[between January 13-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938.

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 10, 1937
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Agnes Thorsen appears at the murder trial of her former employer, Paul A. Wright. January 28, 1938.

Description:
Agnes Thorsen appears in court as a witness in the "white flame" murder trial. Paul A. Wright, Thorsen's former employer, was charged with the murder of his wife and best friend in his Glendale home. Wright claimed to be not guilty by reason of insanity, as a "white hot rage" supposedly overtook him when he witnessed his wife and best friend purportedly embracing while sitting together on the piano bench. Thorsen testified that she had no knowledge of the Wrights quarreling while she was under their employ in early 1937.
Date:
January 28, 1938
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Agnes Thorsen appears at the murder trial of her former employer, Paul A. Wright. January 28, 1938.

Agnes Thorsen appears at the murder trial of her former employer, Paul A. Wright. January 28, 1938.

Description:
Agnes Thorsen appears in court as a witness in the "white flame" murder trial. Paul A. Wright, Thorsen's former employer, was charged with the murder of his wife and best friend in his Glendale home. Wright claimed to be not guilty by reason of insanity, as a "white hot rage" supposedly overtook him when he witnessed his wife and best friend purportedly embracing while sitting together on the piano bench. Thorsen testified that she had no knowledge of the Wrights quarreling while she was under their employ in early 1937.
Date:
January 28, 1938
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Agnes Thorsen appears at the murder trial of her former employer, Paul A. Wright. January 28, 1938.

Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938. nt Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, photographed in court during the "white flame" double homicide trial. Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:
Prominent Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler photographed addressing the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.Defendant Paul A. Wright is pictured at far left.
Date:
[between January 13-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938. nt Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, photographed in court during the "white flame" double homicide trial. Los Angeles, 1938.

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright conferring with an attorney in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed conferring with an attorney at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright conferring with an attorney in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Robert W. Trowbridge examines the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
Police officer Robert W. Trowbridge inspects the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel. The gun is a Luger automatic, a German war relic. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 10, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Robert W. Trowbridge examines the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
The jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright. Wright, an airline executive, was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
The jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright. Wright, an airline executive, was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jury for the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

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
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jury selected for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938