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Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott and his mother Louisa were accused of kidnapping, abusing & murdering 4 boys on their chicken ranch in Riverside County. Louisa confessed to killing one boy; Walter Collins and was sentenced to life in prison. Gordon was tried and convicted on 3 counts for murdering Louis & Nelson Winslow & an unidentified Latino boy. He was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to. She received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Almost identical image 21198/zz0002pjxt has typed note on negative which states "I PLEADE NOT GUILTY." ..."Left to right; District Attorney Buron Fitts; front row standing: Dep. Dist. Atty. Clifford Thoms; Norbert Savay, chief defense counsel; Northcott, and A.H. DeTremaudan, defense attorney."
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Gordon S. Northcott rides a train bound for San Quentin with his police escorts, Riverside vicinity, circa 1929

Description:
From left to right, Deputy Sheriff C. F. Rayburn, Gordon S. Northcott and Deputy Sheriff Jack Brown sit in a row aboard a train bound for San Quentin. The 2 deputies are escorting Northcott to prison. Gordon Northcott leans forward in his seat and smiles to the camera. To the left of Northcott, C. F. Rayburn wears an uneasy look on his face. Jack Brown sits on the arm of the train car's seat at right. He holds a cigarette in one hand and looks to camera. Gordon S. Northcott was convicted of murdering 3 young boys in Riverside County. He was executed by hanging in 1930.
Date:
[circa February 11, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott rides a train bound for San Quentin with his police escorts, Riverside vicinity, circa 1929

Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Description:
A similar photograph of Gordon S. Northcott in court appears with the article, "NORTHCOTT BAFFLED: Court Denies His Insanity Plea New Judge Rules Against to Not Guilty Stand Further Delay Turned Down; One Riverside Jurist Steps Out of Case," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1929: 1
Date:
[circa January, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott standing at the front of a courtroom during his murder trials. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928. His mother admitted to the murder and received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott standing at the front of a courtroom during his murder trials. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to, and she received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott standing at the front of a courtroom during his murder trials. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to, and she received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Gordon Stewart Northcott's handwritten confession, Riverside, 1928

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to. She received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[circa December 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott's handwritten confession, Riverside, 1928

Gordon Stewart Northcott with man on his chicken ranch, Riverside, 1928-1930

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott walking with man, likely on his chicken coop ranch, Riverside, California. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to. She received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between 1928-1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott with man on his chicken ranch, Riverside, 1928-1930

Sarah Louisa Northcott sits in court during her arraignment, Riverside, 1928

Description:
At right, Sarah Louise Northcott, mother of Gordon S. Northcott, sits behind the counsel's table during her and her son's arraignment for the murder of Walter Collins. She sits in profile, facing left, and is flanked by 2 attorneys. Gordon Northcott's legal representation sits in the near distance at left. Spectators fill the viewing gallery in the background at center and right. Both Northcotts entered a plea of not guilty.
Date:
[circa December 12, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Sarah Louisa Northcott sits in court during her arraignment, Riverside, 1928