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Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, 1928.

Description:
Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman, b.1908-d.1928. Hickman was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman abducted Parker from her school, claiming her father, a prominent local banker, was in the hospital and had requested to see her. After kidnapping Marion, Hickman sent ransom notes to her family, who agreed to pay a sum of $1500 for her return. However, when her father delivered the money at the agreed-upon time and location, the kidnapper drove off, dumping Marion Parker's dismembered corpse into the street as he fled.A massive manhunt began for Marion's killer. Police pieced together evidence leading them to suspect Hickman, a former employee of the Parker family, who had been arrested due to a complaint by Mr. Parker involving forged checks several years prior. One week after Marion's corpse was discovered, two officers in a coffee shop in Echo, OR recognized Hickman from wanted posters plastered up and down the west coast.Eventually, Hickman confessed to another murder, as well as a dozen armed robberies. Although his lawyers attempted to plead insanity for Hickman, the jury convicted him of murder, and he was sentenced to death. Hickman died by hanging in San Quentin prison in 1928.
Date:
[between 1-1928 and 4-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, 1928.

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
OpenUCLA Collections
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

J. W. Randolph points to the camera in a full length portrait, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
J. W. Randolph points to the camera in a full length portrait. J. W. Randolph was charged for the murder of his wife by poisoning her with arsenic. He was later acquitted of the charge. A similar photograph appears with the article "Murder Charge in Mrs. Randolph's Death Complicated by Controversy Over Estate: STATE STARTS FINANCE CHECK Daughter Withholds Basis for Suspicion Husband's Counsel to Fight Incommunicado Status Arsenic Shown by Autopsy Causes Accusation," Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1928: A2.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
J. W. Randolph points to the camera in a full length portrait, Los Angeles, 1929

Portrait of J. W. Randolph sitting in a wooden chair, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
A portrait of J. W. Randolph sitting in a wooden chair. J. W. Randolph was charged for the murder of his wife by poisoning her with arsenic. He was later acquitted of the charge. A similar photograph appears with the article "Murder Charge in Mrs. Randolph's Death Complicated by Controversy Over Estate: STATE STARTS FINANCE CHECK Daughter Withholds Basis for Suspicion Husband's Counsel to Fight Incommunicado Status Arsenic Shown by Autopsy Causes Accusation," Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1928: A2.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Portrait of J. W. Randolph sitting in a wooden chair, Los Angeles, 1929

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

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

Courtroom spectators being searched during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:
Photograph of a woman being searched by a law enforcement officer during the William Edward Hickman kidnap and murder arraignment of trial. The perspective spectator opens her coat in preparation for searching, while the officer (wearing a suit and badge on his left lapel) examines her purse. A second officer stands behind the woman being searched. A man in uniform stands next to him. Several women and one man are viewed seated and standing on the left. Additional persons can be seen standing outside of the class doors awaiting their turn.
Date:
[1927 or 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Courtroom spectators being searched during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Dr. A. L. Skoog, assistant jailer Roy Bogle, and defense attorney Jerome Walsh, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Photograph of Dr. A. L. Skoog, defense psychiatrist from Kansas City, Missouri; assistant jailer Roy Bogle, and defense attorney Jerome Walsh (also of Kansas City), photographed during the trial of William Edward Hickman, who confessed to the kidnap and murder 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dr. A. L. Skoog, assistant jailer Roy Bogle, and defense attorney Jerome Walsh, Los Angeles, 1928

Crowds near the Courthouse during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Description:
Crowds of men and women line pathways adjacent to the Los Angeles County Courthouse (stairs and walkway seen in foreground) during the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker, age 12. Also present in the photo are lines of parked and moving vehicles. The vehicle at foreground left has a driver at the wheel. The acronym "L.A.F.D" is printed on the driver's side door.
Date:
[1927-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowds near the Courthouse during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Sheriffs searching spectators at the courthouse during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Photograph of men being searched by sheriffs during the trial of William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. The men were photographed in a room or partitioned area at the Los Angeles courthouse. The man kneeling at right is Deputy Sheriff M. G. Weybright.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Sheriffs searching spectators at the courthouse during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Dr. Victor Parkin, psychiatrist for the prosecution during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Parkin acted as one of several expert witnesses for the prosecution against 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
Dr. Victor Parkin, psychiatrist for the prosecution during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Captain Cato holds a clock as piece of evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Investigating officer Captain Cato sits on a balcony and holds up a travel clock as evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelly murder case. Leo Patrick Kelly was tried for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. Reported in "KELLEY INSISTS HE SAW MELLUS: Says Husband Was Home at 3:30 o'clock Accused Slayer's Version Given Prosecutor Defense Gets Subpoena for Liquor," Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1928: A2.
Date:
August 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Captain Cato holds a clock as piece of evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Packages Russell Beitzel sent to a fictitious address in Arizona following his murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Reported in "Past Rises to Accuse Suspect in Canyon Murder: Slaying Denied as Net Closes," Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 1928: A2. The article suggests that neighbors uncovered a large carton full of baby clothes left at a storage house. Neighbors also "reported that Beitzel admitted wrapping the woman's clothes up in a bundle and sending it to a fictitious address in Phoenix, Ariz."
Date:
[between August-September 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Packages Russell Beitzel sent to a fictitious address in Arizona following his murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Prince Eric of Denmark seated with Ryan Grunt, Vice-Consul of Denmark, Hickman kidnapping and murder trial spectators, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Prince Eric of Denmark (at left with cigarette in hand) and Ryan A Grut, Vice-Consul of Denmark, seated together in a room (number '108'). The two were likely spectators attending judicial hearings for William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, age 12.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Prince Eric of Denmark seated with Ryan Grunt, Vice-Consul of Denmark, Hickman kidnapping and murder trial spectators, Los Angeles, 1928

Hale Sparks, Sam Burnham and Solomon Laykin, witnesses for the prosecution in the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
The young men were former schoolmates of William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker, age 12. Both Hale Sparks and Sam Burnham attended Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where William Hickman lived prior to Parker's murder. Solomon Laykin attended Los Angeles High School with Hickman when he lived in California. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
[circa January 27, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Hale Sparks, Sam Burnham and Solomon Laykin, witnesses for the prosecution in the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Portrait of J. W. Randolph in front of a curtain, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
A portrait of J. W. Randolph in front of a curtain. J. W. Randolph was charged for the murder of his wife by poisoning her with arsenic. He was later acquitted of the charge. Photo appears with the article "Murder Charge in Mrs. Randolph's Death Complicated by Controversy Over Estate: STATE STARTS FINANCE CHECK Daughter Withholds Basis for Suspicion Husband's Counsel to Fight Incommunicado Status Arsenic Shown by Autopsy Causes Accusation," Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1928: A2.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Portrait of J. W. Randolph in front of a curtain, Los Angeles, 1929

John B. Nash heads a line of courthouse spectators at the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Description:
John B. Nash photographed in line with other perspective spectators to see the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker, age 12. Compared to the other men (who wear suits and ties, hats and shoes), Nash is bare foot and wears light-colored garb comprised of a short cloak, loose fitting pants and shirt tied at the waist and fastened with ties. He holds a metal horn in his left hand, a banner attached to a staff in the right hand. Images on the banner include two Stars of David on the upper right and left hand corners; a vessel holding shafts of wheat, and a crown with “Rev.” and an indecipherable chapter and verse are illustrated on the bottom corners. Depicted at center is a cross atop a Star of David with the word “Zion” written on it. Surrounding this image are the words, “Hope, Charity, Truth, Faith.” Remaining text reads, from top: “The Everlasting Gospel. Peace to Isreal. [Left side:] Isek 7:15… The Gospel [indecipherable] Lake of Fire - Rev 20:10. [Right side:] Bannar. Grace.
Date:
[1927 or 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
John B. Nash heads a line of courthouse spectators at the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28