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Dr. Frank M. Mikels, psychiatrist for the prosecution in the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Mikels was one of several psychiatrists working for the prosecution against William Edward Hickman, who confessed to the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Dr. Frank M. Mikels, psychiatrist for the prosecution in the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

People lined up at the courthouse to view judicial proceedings for William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
A line of men and women, both seated and standing, wait within the Los Angeles Courthouse to witness judicial proceedings for William Edward Hickman, who confessed to kidnapping and murdering Marion Parker, aged 12. Hickman was tried and sentenced to death. He was executed at San Quentin, October 22, 1928.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
People lined up at the courthouse to view judicial proceedings for William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Los Angeles, 1928

Kidnapper William Edward Hickman, with Frank Dewar, Roy Bogle and Claude Peters, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:
Hickman had confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. It is not clear as to whether this photo was taken during Hickman’s post-extradition arraignment in December of 1927, or his trial in 1928. Hickman was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
[1927-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Kidnapper William Edward Hickman, with Frank Dewar, Roy Bogle and Claude Peters, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Police Captain E. Raymond Cato and Detective Harry Raymond during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Police Captain Raymond Cato and Detective Harry Raymond, seated together, photographed during the trial of William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Police Captain E. Raymond Cato and Detective Harry Raymond during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Crowds in front of the Courthouse during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:
Crowds line both sides of the street and gather in front of the old Los Angeles County Courthouse during the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker, age 12. Photographed in the vicinity of Broadway and Temple streets (current City Hall location). The Hall of Records stands on the left.
Date:
[1927-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowds in front of the Courthouse during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Frank Dewar, Buck Lieuallen, and Eugene Biscailuz during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:
Standing from left to right: Los Angeles County Jailer Frank Dewar, Oregon police officer Cecil "Buck" Lieuallen, an unidentified male (probably a law enforcement officer), and Undersheriff Eugene Biscailuz, photographed inside Biscailuz's office. The photo was taken during the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered Marion Parker, age 12.
Date:
[1927-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Frank Dewar, Buck Lieuallen, and Eugene Biscailuz during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Jury members for the Hickman-Hunt murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Photograph of jurors from the Hickman-Hunt trial. William Edward Hickman, who was already sentenced to death for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker, was tried jointly with Welby Hunt for the murder of C. Ivy Toms, a Rosehill pharmacist, on Christmas Eve of 1926. Hunt received a life sentence but was later paroled. Hickman also received a life sentence but was executed at San Quentin for the Parker murder, October 19, 1928.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Jury members for the Hickman-Hunt murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Police dusting for fingerprints in a Ford coup, possibly related to the Hickman kidnap and murder case, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
William Edward Hickman, wanted for the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, was captured in Echo, Oregon, after an eight-day manhunt. In his initial confession (given while in Oregon) he named an alleged accomplice who drove a Ford coup. That detail is noted in the article, "Detailed Confession Made by "The Fox": Amazing Account of Conversing With Detectives and Following Police Cars at Rendezvous After Kidnapping Given by Hickman," Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 1927: 1.
Date:
1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Police dusting for fingerprints in a Ford coup, possibly related to the Hickman kidnap and murder case, Los Angeles, 1927