Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Names: Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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

Description:: Two photographs placed side-by-side, each displaying an enlarged right fingerprint. Thirteen-points of comparison are drawn on each image. The prints were believed to belong to William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year old Marion Parker in December of 1927.
Date:: [1927 or 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Collected evidence from the apartment helped convict William Edward Hickman for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, aged 12. Hickman was executed at San Quentin, October 22, 1928.
Date:: December 20, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Notebook described in the article, "Hickman Makes His Plea Today: Murderer Expected to Offer Insanity Excuse," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1928: A2.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Accused Slayer's Abode Gives Evidence of Hurried Departure," 21 Dec. 1927: 3.
Date:: December 20, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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

Description:: A portrait of William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Marion Parker, shortly after his apprehension. He was given the death penalty and executed in 1928.
Date:: [circa 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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

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

Description:: William Edward Hickman confessed to the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. He was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial and executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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