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House where William F. Gettle was kept during his kidnapping, La Crescenta, 1934

Description:
The house in La Crescenta where William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was held during his five day kidnapping in May of 1934. Gettle was kidnapped from his ranch home in Arcadia on the night of May 9th during a housewarming party, then held in this La Crescenta house by a gang consisting of three men and two women. Police foiled their ransom plot and rescued Gettle on May 14th, following clues recorded on a dictagraph placed on the telephone conversations of a suspected bank robber.
Date:
[circa May 16, 1934]]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
House where William F. Gettle was kept during his kidnapping, La Crescenta, 1934